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FBI links North Korea to theft of $6 billion from Binance

By Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2026 | 4:43 PM

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The FBI said ​on ‌Saturday that North Korea was responsible for the ‌theft ​of ⁠more than $6 ⁠billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange ​Binance.

Malicious actors from ⁠North ⁠Korea were ​observed laundering the ​stolen assets by ‌converting them into ethereum, said ⁠the FBI, adding that it expects “further ⁠laundering ‌stages” for ⁠the stolen ​digital ‌assets.

(Reporting by ​Jasper Ward ⁠in Washington; Editing by Sergio Non and Paul ​Simao)