The FBI announces the seizure of over $1.2 billion (1 billion euros) in cryptocurrency stolen from Binance in October, attributing the record heist to North Korean hackers
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the seizure of more than $1.2 billion (1,000 million euros) in cryptocurrencies believed to have been stolen in October from the exchange Binance.
The theft of approximately $6.3 billion (5.6 billion euros) from Binance is considered the largest attack of its kind ever, and the FBI had previously attributed the action to a North Korean hacking group known as TraderTraitor.
The Department of Justice stated on Thursday that it had obtained court authorization to seize more than $1.2 billion out of an amount of…
