Largest crypto theft ever? More than 6 billion dollars stolen in cyber attack on crypto platform Binance
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has reportedly fallen victim to a cyberattack, with an estimated $6.3 billion stolen. The company has suspended all transactions and frozen $3 billion of the stolen funds. The hacker allegedly accessed an engineer's laptop to execute unauthorized transactions. Binance assures customers that losses will be fully covered from its SAFU fund. Following the news, several cryptocurrencies experienced significant value drops, although the market is beginning to stabilize. Binance is cooperating with authorities to apprehend the perpetrators.