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How Hackers Stole $6.3 Billion From Binance: A Five-Month Plot Revealed

Coinpedia·November 3, 2026·1 min read
How Hackers Stole $6.3 Billion From Binance: A Five-Month Plot Revealed

Binance co-CEO Richard Teng revealed that hackers behind the record $6.3 billion theft spent months infiltrating the exchange, rejecting claims that a single compromised laptop was to blame. Speaking to CNBC, Teng said the attack began in June when a wallet DevOps engineer installed a tampered version of Homebrew.

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