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FBI says North Korea was behind $6.3 billion Binance heist, the biggest crypto hack in history

North Korea · United States

Told by 21 newspapers in 14 countries, between 13:00 and 07:00 on 1 November 2026.

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The headline in each newspaper

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, was the target of a cryptocurrency theft valued at $6.3 billion, according to newspapers from India, Germany and the United Kingdom.1233 newspapers from 3 countries

Who is involved

  • Binance is trying to save its reputation, according to The Guardian; The Hindu describes the company's recovery and the Frankfurter Allgemeine addresses what the case teaches about cryptocurrency security.123

Background

  • 2017Binance was founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao and had been fined $4.3 billion in the United States in November 2023 for violating anti-money laundering rules.W
  • 2025In February 2025, the exchange Bybit suffered a theft of $1.5 billion, until then the largest on record.W

AIMade at 06:26 from 3 headlines from 3 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • Channels TV · Nigeria · 13:16North Korea Behind $6bn Crypto Theft From Binance, Says FBIRead at the newspaper ↗
  • PBS NewsHour · United States · 16:25FBI says North Korea was behind $6.3 billion Binance heist, the biggest crypto hack in historyRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Guardian · United Kingdom · 19:05Investors take out $3.6bn from Binance after record hack that stole billionsRead at the newspaper ↗
  • BBC News · United Kingdom · 00:35Binance users withdraw billions after record crypto hackRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Mainichi · Japan · 01:05North Korea denies involvement in $6 bil. Binance crypto platform heistRead at the newspaper ↗
  • MyJoyOnline · Ghana · 03:06Binance users withdraw $3.6bn after record crypto hackRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Sydney Morning Herald · Australia · 04:56The staggering irony of the Binance hackRead at the newspaper ↗
  • TASS (state media) · Russia · 04:25Binance users withdraw over $3 bln following hacker attack on crypto exchangeRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Hankyoreh · South Korea · 08:25[Editorial] Binance heist should be South Korea’s wake-up call about crypto securityRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Punch · Nigeria · 11:55Binance users withdraw $3.6bn after $6.3bn hackRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The New York Times · United States · 11:15The Final Polls Before the Midterms, and a $6 Billion Crypto HeistRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Egypt Independent · Egypt · 13:40World’s largest crypto exchange hit by suspected North Korean hack in world’s largest heistRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CBS News · United States · 16:05Binance customers withdraw $4.6 billion after crypto heistRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Geo News · Pakistan · 18:01Binance clients pull $4.7bn after hack as crypto world studies falloutRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Japan Times · Japan · 23:55North Korea calls U.S. claims it was behind Binance hack ‘a grave political provocation’Read at the newspaper ↗
  • South China Morning Post · Hong Kong · 23:40Sister of North Korea’s Kim slams FBI’s Binance hack allegations as ‘grave’ provocationRead at the newspaper ↗
  • ABC News · United States · 01:20North Korea denies involvement in Binance hack, criticizes FBI probeRead at the newspaper ↗
  • ABC News · Australia · 02:05North Korea denies role in Binance heist as customers withdraw billionsRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Daily Maverick · South Africa · 02:55North Korea says US allegations linking it to Binance heist are ‘absurd rhetoric’Read at the newspaper ↗
  • The Hindu · India · 07:25Binance’s recovery from the biggest crypto hack in history | ExplainedRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine · Germany · 07:35KryptoSicherheit: Was der Binance-Hack lehrtRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • binance
  • hack
  • crypto
  • heist