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Recap: How Binance’s record $6.3B hack unfolded
A recap of Cointelegraph’s live coverage of the Binance hack, including early breach reports and the exchange’s full reimbursement pledge.
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A recap of Cointelegraph’s live coverage of the Binance hack, including early breach reports and the exchange’s full reimbursement pledge.
This article summarizes Cointelegraph’s coverage of the Binance hack as it unfolded. See the full timeline for detailed updates here.
Hackers stole about $6.3 billion from Binance on Thursday, in what is now the largest cryptocurrency theft on record.
Ethereum’s EIP-7702 upgrade came under fire after attackers used it to drain a Binance wallet. Blockaid CEO Ido Ben-Natan told Cointelegraph that compromised signing systems likely enabled the theft.