Binance Halts Withdrawals After Record $6.3 Billion Heist

World's largest crypto exchange says an engineer's laptop was compromised in major security breach

Binance Halts Withdrawals After Record $6.3 Billion Heist

TL;DR

  • World's largest crypto exchange, Binance, experienced a major security breach.
  • Hackers stole $6.3 billion in a record heist.
  • The breach was attributed to a compromised engineer's laptop.
  • Binance has suspended all withdrawal services.