FILE: THE BIGGEST CRYPTO THEFT OF THE DIGITAL AGE

It was stated that the cyber attack worth approximately 6.3 billion dollars against Binance was planned for months using fake job interviews, social engineering, malware and artificial intelligence tools, and the attackers stole 233.46 million XRP in the first 4 minutes with the powers they obtained.

Experts emphasized that the attack is a multi-stage operation and that even experienced engineers can fall into the social engineering trap, and pointed out that cryptocurrency platforms should implement transfer limits, hot wallet restrictions and additional security mechanisms.

Experts say North Korea may be behind the $6.3 billion cyber attack on Binance

While it was claimed that North Korea was behind the cyber attack worth approximately 6.3 billion dollars against Binance, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) associated the attack with the organization called TraderTraitor. North Korea denied the accusations and accused the United States of being behind the attack.

Experts stated that the attack may be linked to state-sponsored cyber operations, and that North Korea uses cryptocurrency thefts to bypass sanctions and finance its weapons programs. He pointed out that modern cyber attacks involve comprehensive intelligence and planning processes, and that the line between state-sponsored operations and cyber crimes aimed at financial gain is becoming increasingly blurred.