• In late October 2026, Binance suffered the largest hack in the history of the crypto industry.
• Attackers siphoned off about $6.34 billion from the exchange’s wallets across ten blockchains.
• The Incrypted editorial team broke down the incident timeline.

On October 29, 2026, the Binance cryptocurrency exchange suffered a large-scale cyberattack. In a relatively short period of time, attackers stole assets worth about $6.3 billion. 

The incident became the largest hack in the history of the crypto industry, surpassing the attack on Bybit in February 2025. The investigation uncovered meticulous preparation for the hack using social engineering techniques…