🚨 Binance freezes $3B USD as hack proves bigger than a stolen laptop
Binance found more breach points, will cover all losses from SAFU and company funds, and expects withdrawals back in about 45 hours. Deposits are unaffected.

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Binance says its investigation found additional points of breach beyond the initially suspected compromised laptop, describing the incident as a complex attack being investigated with law enforcement. The exchange will cover all losses through its SAFU fund and company funds, stating user funds are safe. Outflows stopped when withdrawals were paused, and roughly $3 billion in impacted assets has been frozen with partners' help. Withdrawals are expected to resume in about 45 hours, while deposits remain unaffected. Binance says it will share updates as facts are verified.

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Thread · 7 events · 1 mitigation · last update 30 Oct 09:45

29 Oct 22:24First reportCZ says Binance users’ funds are safe and affected balances will be covered4 acc.
29 Oct 23:11UpdateCZ says Binance will cover losses from the security incident2 acc.
29 Oct 23:18UpdateBinance says user funds are safe after a major hack, with stolen funds frozen19 acc.
30 Oct 04:21UpdateBinance expects to resume withdrawals within 48 hours after its security incident26 acc.
30 Oct 06:38MitigationSynapse and Lisk advise liquidity providers to withdraw amid Binance incident2 acc.
30 Oct 08:22UpdateBinance CEO says breach involved more than one engineer’s permissions7 acc.
30 Oct 09:02Leviathan published this article
30 Oct 09:45UpdateCZ says Binance’s estimated loss gap is about $2 billion and manageable3 acc.

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Cited posts

@CoinvoOn X ↗
JUST IN: CZ says user funds are safe.
@AlexLee_NFT AlexLeeOn X ↗
User funds are safe according to CZ. https://t.co/PxNHkCDPui
@meleemarkets MeleeOn X ↗
UPDATE: CZ claims affected user funds will be covered, despite not having control over the company https://t.co/VwaUegmHjR

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@Kalshi_Crypto Kalshi CryptoFirst reportOn X ↗
BREAKING: Binance Founder CZ says "user funds are safe"
@colu_farmer 갱귤코루🍊On X ↗
와 미친 18억달러 규모로 해킹? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 크립토가 편한만큼 위험도 커지고 있구나… 저것도 북한일라나?? https://t.co/Y3es5CSDyX
@johnking_eth JohnKing 👑On X ↗
안해피 모닝.. 바이낸스 야핑월급을 받아보자고 어제 포스팅 하고 잠들었는데 바낸이 해킹을 당했다고 하네요 🥲 북한의 소행이라고 말이 나오던데.. 이번 사태는 좀 심각할거 같군요.. 그래도 도난 자금들을 동결 시키고 있어서 무언가 악의 세력에 결집해서 싸우는 웹3의 모습을 보여주는데… https://t.co/J8ps9eQ8Sb

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🚨 Binance freezes $3B USD as hack proves bigger than a stolen laptop
Binance found more breach points, will cover all losses from SAFU and company funds, and expects withdrawals back in about 45 hours. Deposits are unaffected.