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How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down

Told by 7 newspapers in 7 countries, between 14:00 and 04:00 on 31 October 2026.

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AI-generated illustration, with the label burned into the image: a gold bitcoin coin leaning on a hardware crypto wallet on a desk, in front of a laptop showing an orange warning shield. It is not a photograph.AI-generated illustration
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The headline in each newspaper

In short

According to the FBI, North Korea is behind a theft of over $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, as reported by Yonhap, ABC News and The Guardian.123 Binance says it has covered about 90% of the losses, according to Geo News and The Guardian.45 The Times of Israel describes the FBI as having blamed North Korea for stealing billions from the world's largest crypto firm.6 Yonhap and The Daily Star present the total amount differently, and the headlines do not clarify the difference.78

AIMade at 12:26, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

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

  • Newspapers from several countries report that Binance suffered a major cryptocurrency theft and has partially resumed withdrawals.123+25 newspapers from 5 countries
  • According to Al Jazeera and Punch, the amount stolen was about $6.3 billion and $6 billion, respectively.452 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

  • The resumption of withdrawals is described differently: Bangkok Post says Binance resumed withdrawals, CBS News says it resumed them for some cryptocurrencies, and TASS says it partially resumed them.123
  • The amount stolen is given as $6.3 billion by Al Jazeera and as $6 billion by Punch.45

Who is involved

  • Binance is the company announcing the resumption of withdrawals, according to Bangkok Post and TASS.13
  • TASS attributes the statement on the partial resumption of withdrawals to Binance itself.3

Background

  • 2017Wikipedia describes Binance as the largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, founded in 2017, and notes it has been fined and subject to regulatory lawsuits.W
  • 2026A Wikipedia article on the 2026 incident states the theft was attributed to the North Korea-linked group TraderTraitor and that about $3 billion in stablecoins was frozen.W

AIMade at 05:01 from 6 headlines from 6 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.

Words in common

  • hack
  • binance
  • billion
  • covered