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Live updates: Binance says $6.3B hack involved compromised engineer’s laptop

Cointelegraph·October 29, 2026·1 min read
Live updates: Binance says $6.3B hack involved compromised engineer’s laptop

Binance reported a major hack that stole $6.3 billion in assets, with around $3 billion of the stolen funds frozen. The exchange said the incident involved a compromised engineer's laptop. The attack is among the largest in crypto history, and Binance is working to recover the remaining funds and secure its systems.

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