Hundreds of millions stolen from Binance
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, has suffered a theft amounting to €585 million after a potential network exploit was detected through an irregular increase in activity.
Despite the incident, BNB Chain has assured its community that all funds are safe, as the BNB tokens were created entirely by the attacker. As such, these were not pre-existing tokens from community user wallets.
References:
- 07/10/2022 bnbchain.org BNB Chain Ecosystem Update
- 07/10/2022 nytimes.com Binance Blockchain Hit by $570 Million Hack, Exposing Crypto Vulnerabilities
- 07/10/2022 computerhoy.com Binance hackeada, roban 585 millones de euros en tokens
- 07/10/2022 diariobitcoin.com Detienen a Binance Smart Chain tras robo de más de USD $570 millones en BNB
- 08/10/2022 wired.com Security News This Week: Binance Hackers Minted $569M in Crypto—Then It Got Complicated