Binance Says $6.3B Security Incident May Stem From Compromised DevOps Laptop, No Evidence of Private Key Leak
Binance attributed a roughly $6.3B security incident to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop and said it found no evidence of private key leaks. About $3B of affected assets have been frozen on-chain, deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended, and losses will be covered by the SAFU fund and company funds. The scale of the breach makes this a major exchange risk event for traders.