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Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record crypto heist

Hackers stole an estimated $6.3 billion from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what is believed to be the biggest crypto heist on record.⁠[49, 55, 56] Binance halted withdrawals after the theft; Forbes reported the exchange plans to resume withdrawals this weekend.⁠[17, 58] Binance said it will cover all losses and has reserved over $6.3 billion of company funds for the incident.⁠[55]

Binance's initial investigation suggests the attacker gained access through a compromised laptop belonging to a DevOps engineer, though co-CEO Richard Teng said the attack involved a more complex process than using one engineer's permissions.⁠[8, 20] Blockchain intelligence firms, including the U.S.-based firm TRM, linked the attack to a North Korean hacking unit, with several firms pointing to the TraderTraitor group.⁠[21, 52, 59]

President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. is looking into whether North Korean hackers were responsible, saying, "We don't know."⁠[10, 27] Wired reported that crypto-tracing firms say the heist was pulled off in about 20 minutes.⁠[59]

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Background Binance says $6.3bn stolen in biggest crypto heist in history: What we know · Al Jazeera

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 31 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center, 17 are center and 10 are right of center (8 of them in the Right group). 14 more are not rated.

Where the outlets sit
MS NOW · Leans left · −0.76The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NPR · Leans left · −0.68NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48Mashable · Center · −0.45Newsweek · Center · −0.30Fortune · Center · −0.25Foreign Policy · Center · −0.20ABC News · Center · −0.19International Business Times · Center · −0.14CBS News · Center · −0.14The Christian Science Monitor · Center · −0.09Axios · Center · −0.05Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17Forbes · Center · +0.19CNBC · Center · +0.40The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · +0.63New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Fox Business · Right · +1.66Blaze Media · Right · +1.71RedState · Right · +1.87The Daily Caller · Right · +1.91Breitbart · Right · +2.03The Western Journal · Right · +2.13Conservative Review · Right · +2.76
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Mashable (−0.45), Newsweek (−0.30), Fortune (−0.25), Foreign Policy (−0.20), ABC News (−0.19), International Business Times (−0.14), CBS News (−0.14), The Christian Science Monitor (−0.09), Axios (−0.05), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
  • Leans right: The Wall Street Journal (+0.63), New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox Business (+1.66), Blaze Media (+1.71), RedState (+1.87), The Daily Caller (+1.91), Breitbart (+2.03), The Western Journal (+2.13), Conservative Review (+2.76).

Not rated Al Jazeera, Ars Technica, BBC News, CNET, Engadget, Fast Company, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, TechCrunch, The Information, Tom's Hardware, The Verge, Wired, Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Left

  1. 1 MS NOW · Leans left · Oct 30, 11:55 a.m. ETBlockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance
  2. 2 NPR · Leans left · Oct 30, 5:44 p.m. ETHackers steal over $6 billion from crypto exchange Binance in staggering heist
  3. 3 NPR · Leans left · Oct 31, 2:11 p.m. ETA simple explainer of the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist at Binance
  4. 4 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 30, 9:22 a.m. ETHow big a deal is the $6.3bn crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe?
  5. 5 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 30, 1:07 p.m. ETBinance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era
  6. 6 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 31, 10:29 a.m. ETHow Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down
  7. 7 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 31, 5:40 p.m. ETNorth Korean Hackers May Have Stolen Billions. It Wouldn’t Be Their First Heist.

Center

  1. 8 ABC News · Center · Oct 30, 4:46 a.m. ETBinance estimates security breach impact at $6.3 billion
  2. 9 Axios · Center · Oct 31, 7:15 a.m. ETHow North Korea perfected the crypto heist
  3. 10 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 30, 5:00 p.m. ETTrump Says US Looking at Whether Binance Hack Was By North Korea
  4. 11 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 31, 5:59 p.m. ETFBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Hack
  5. 12 CBS News · Center · Oct 30, 7:42 p.m. ETTech stocks plunge amid AI concerns as $6.3 billion Binance hack raises security fears
  6. 13 CNBC · Center · Oct 30, 3:39 p.m. ETBinance loses $6.3 billion in crypto heist—what happens to your money when an exchange gets hacked
  7. 14 CNBC · Center · Oct 31, 8:47 a.m. ETBinance’s $6.3 billion hack raises questions about crypto wallet safety
  8. 15 CNBC · Center · Oct 31, 9:58 a.m. ETBinance, crypto and hacks: What to know about keeping coin safe as cyber criminals advance
  9. 16 CNBC · Center · Oct 31, 12:06 p.m. ETBinance says 90% of $6.3 billion hack losses are now covered, plans to resume withdrawals Sunday
  10. 17 Forbes · Center · Oct 30, 4:52 p.m. ETBinance Says It Plans To Resume Withdrawals This Weekend After $6.3 Billion Hack
  11. 18 Foreign Policy · Center · Oct 30, 4:44 p.m. ETThe World’s Biggest Crypto Heist
  12. 19 Fortune · Center · Oct 30, 1:49 a.m. ETThe $6.3 billion Binance hack: What we know so far about the biggest crypto heist in history
  13. 20 International Business Times · Center · Oct 30, 11:54 a.m. ETBinance Saw the Largest Crypto Heist Ever. Experts Explain How Security Flaws Enabled It.
  14. 21 Mashable · Center · Oct 30, 1:16 p.m. ETThe $6.3 billion Binance hack has been linked to North Korean hackers
  15. 22 NBC News · Center · Oct 30, 10:15 a.m. ETBinance pledges to cover billions in stolen assets after hack revives crypto fears
  16. 23 Newsweek · Center · Oct 30, 6:53 a.m. ETWorld’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Hit by Record $6.3 Billion Hack
  17. 24 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 30, 6:50 p.m. ET$6 billion cryptocurrency heist puts investors on edge
  18. 25 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 31, 11:14 a.m. ETWhat to know about the $6.3B hack on Binance, likely the biggest-ever crypto theft
  19. 26 The Christian Science Monitor · Center · Oct 30, 3:06 p.m. ETAI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity. Who has the advantage?
  20. 27 The Hill · Center · Oct 30, 5:46 p.m. ETTrump says US looking into Binance hack: 'We don't know' if North Korea responsible
  21. 28 The Hill · Center · Oct 31, 3:08 p.m. ETBinance recovers 90 percent of stolen assets from hack
  22. 29 UPI · Center · Oct 30, 1:18 a.m. ETBinance suffers 'security incident'; N. Korea suspected in $6.3B theft
  23. 30 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 30, 1:58 p.m. ETBinance's $6.3 billion hack is the biggest known crypto theft ever

Right

  1. 31 Blaze Media · Right · Oct 30, 6:50 p.m. ETHackers hit top financial platforms — users suffer staggering losses
  2. 32 Breitbart · Right · Oct 30, 10:16 a.m. ETThe Largest Heist in History: Hackers Steal $6 Billion in Crypto from Binance
  3. 33 Conservative Review · Right · Oct 30, 6:50 p.m. ETHackers hit top financial platforms — users suffer staggering losses
  4. 34 Fox Business · Right · Oct 29, 11:52 p.m. ETBinance says security incident had estimated $6.3B impact, $3B in assets frozen
  5. 35 Fox Business · Right · Oct 30, 11:09 p.m. ETExpert warns of 'AI hacking bloodbath' following massive Binance cryptocurrency theft
  6. 36 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 30, 6:51 p.m. ETHow North Korea’s ruthless state sponsored hackers, main suspects in the $6.3B Binance heist, operate
  7. 37 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 31, 12:22 p.m. ETBinance has already refunded 90% of stolen $6.3 billion
  8. 38 RedState · Right · Oct 30, 6:51 p.m. ETBiggest Heist in History? Familiar Foe Suspected in $6.3 Billion Crypto Hack
  9. 39 The Daily Caller · Right · Oct 30, 11:57 a.m. ETHackers Just Committed Largest Crypto Heist In History As Cybersecurity Fears Reach Fever Pitch
  10. 40 The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · Oct 30, 7:29 p.m. ETBehind the Scenes of Crypto’s Biggest Nightmare: a Record-Breaking Cyber Heist
  11. 41 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 30, 3:48 p.m. ETWhat to know about the $6.3B hack on Binance, likely the biggest-ever crypto theft
  12. 42 The Western Journal · Right · Oct 30, 5:13 p.m. ETNorth Korean Hackers Pulled Off 'Largest Bank Heist in Human History' by Infiltrating Crypto Exchange

Not rated

  1. 43 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 30, 8:38 a.m. ETBinance says $6.3bn stolen in biggest crypto heist in history: What we know
  2. 44 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 31, 3:19 p.m. ETHow vulnerable are cryptocurrency platforms?
  3. 45 Ars Technica · Not rated · Oct 30, 9:46 a.m. ETHackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record crypto heist
  4. 46 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 30, 10:12 p.m. ETWhy North Korea's 'elite' hackers are the prime suspect in major Binance hack
  5. 47 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 31, 12:32 p.m. ETCrypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack
  6. 48 CNET · Not rated · Oct 30, 11:04 a.m. ET‘Largest Crypto Hack in History’: Binance Loses More Than $6B
  7. 49 Engadget · Not rated · Oct 30, 4:24 a.m. ETBinance hacked for an estimated $6.3 billion in record crypto theft
  8. 50 Fast Company · Not rated · Oct 30, 8:43 a.m. ETBinance hack: Bitcoin and other tokens fall as the crypto world is rocked by a historic attack
  9. 51 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 30, 2:44 p.m. ET$6.3bn in 30 minutes: how the world’s biggest heist unfolded
  10. 52 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 30, 7:51 a.m. ETBlockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance
  11. 53 Sky News · Not rated · Oct 31, 10:39 a.m. ETMajority of funds stolen in cryptocurrency hack replenished, Binance says
  12. 54 TechCrunch · Not rated · Oct 30, 10:00 a.m. ETNorth Korean hackers blamed for stealing record $6.3B in Binance breach
  13. 55 The Information · Not rated · Oct 30, 8:48 a.m. ETBinance Confirms $6.3 Billion Hack, Plans to Cover Losses
  14. 56 The Verge · Not rated · Oct 30, 7:44 a.m. ETBinance hackers stole $6.3 billion in record-breaking crypto heist
  15. 57 The Verge · Not rated · Oct 31, 2:40 p.m. ETBinance CEO says 90 percent of stolen assets have been ‘replenished’
  16. 58 Tom's Hardware · Not rated · Oct 30, 6:00 a.m. ETBinance withdrawals frozen after thieves steal $5.6 billion in crypto in record-breaking cryptocurrency heist — firm says it will cover losses as stablecoin networks move to freeze $2.4b in stolen assets
  17. 59 Wired · Not rated · Oct 30, 7:36 a.m. ETThe $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes
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