North Korean hackers blamed for stealing record $6.3B in Binance breach
Hackers working for North Korea are suspected of hacking a Binance employee's laptop, which allowed the theft of billions in crypto.
If the accusations are true, the record-making heist shows how powerful suspected North Korean hackers have become.
Bitcoin was trading down about 4% on Friday afternoon, less than a day after the biggest crypto hack in history.
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