Binance hack on 2026-10-29 ($6B reported)
Hack on Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, 29 Oct 2026. Reported loss $6B. Last verified 4 Nov 2026.
critical
Reported loss
$6B
as reported by the sources
Recovered
-
nothing reported
Status
Unknown
updated 4 Nov 2026
Date
Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana
Summary
The FBI attributes the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets from the exchange Binance on or about 2026-10-29 to North Korean actors it calls TraderTraitor. It said the stolen funds are being converted mainly into ETH and published the Ethereum, Bitcoin and Solana addresses that hold or held them.
- Protocol
- Binance
- Type
- Hack
- Reported loss
- $6,000,000,000 · as stated: more than $6 billion USD in virtual assets source: fbi.gov ↗
Facts and where they come from
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Date | on or about October 29, 2026 | fbi.gov ↗ |
| Amount (USD) | more than $6 billion USD | fbi.gov ↗ |
| Attribution | TraderTraitor (North Korea), per the FBI | fbi.gov ↗ |
| Laundering | stolen assets converted primarily into ETH | fbi.gov ↗ |
| Attacker addresses | ETH, BTC and SOL address lists published by the FBI | fbi.gov ↗ |
| Alert published | October 31, 2026 | fbi.gov ↗ |
Primary sources
- FBI cyber alert on the Binance theft (October 31, 2026) ↗ official announcement · accessed 2026-11-04
Our own summary of facts published by the sources above. We do not attribute fault beyond them. Amounts are as the sources state them (no USD conversion by us); links and quoted figures last checked 2026-11-04.
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