Binance says a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop may have allowed an attacker to access a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions. The exchange’s initial investigation found no evidence of a wallet private key leak. Binance estimates the incident’s total impact at around $6.3 billion and has frozen approximately $3 billion in affected assets on-chain. It has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals, committed to covering all losses, and is working with law enforcement and blockchain intelligence partners to trace and recover the assets.
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