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Who Is TraderTraitor? The North Korean Hackers Blamed for the Binance Heist

CoinCentral·November 6, 2026·1 min read
Who Is TraderTraitor? The North Korean Hackers Blamed for the Binance Heist

Binance lost $6.3 billion last week in the largest crypto theft on record, and the FBI blames North Korea. Blockchain firms link the attack to TraderTraitor, a unit that began its Binance attack with a fake job interview. Reuters reports North Korea selects 150-200 children yearly to study computer science.

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