Cryptocurrency platform Binance announces resumption of withdrawals, after hacking of which North Korean hackers are accused

A gradual return to normal. The first cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance, announced on Sunday 1st the resumption of withdrawals after a record hack of 6.3 billion dollars committed according to the FBI by North Korea.

“The first round of withdrawals is now open on the bitcoin network,” the company said on its official X account.

The platform, which suffered this massive robbery on Thursday, had suspended withdrawals from its clients to stop the bleeding. "User funds are safe. Binance will bear the financial impact of stolen funds, not our users," Binance promised. During their withdrawal operations, “users may experience temporary delays or longer processing times due to traffic volume,” she warned.

North Korean hackers known as TraderTraitor

The American federal police (FBI) claim to have identified, behind this unprecedented theft, the group of North Korean hackers known as TraderTraitor, and found that the thieves were converting the embezzled funds into Ether, the cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network. The FBI published a list of approximately 500 Ethereum addresses “that TraderTraitor actors are using to launder these stolen assets,” and asked cryptocurrency platforms, DeFi services and blockchain analysis companies to block transactions linked to these addresses.

US President Donald Trump, who regularly boasts of having good personal relations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has expressed doubts about Pyongyang's involvement. "I'm not worried. We're learning more. We don't know if it's North Korea," he told reporters at his Florida home late Saturday evening. The TraderTraitor group is considered part of the Lazarus group, itself affiliated with North Korean intelligence services. Lazarus became known in 2014 when he was accused of hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment studios in retaliation for the satirical film about North Korea "The Interview That Kills!"