Binance said it has covered roughly 90% of the approximately $6.3 billion in tokens stolen from its hot wallets in a theft disclosed Thursday, with major tokens like BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB and SOL now fully backed. The exchange said it is using its SAFU insurance fund, a portion of its futures insurance fund, and corporate treasury to replace the missing assets, and plans to resume withdrawals Sunday pending security checks.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-31
Binance reported that an attacker gained access to its withdrawal systems through a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop, using that foothold to reach a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions totaling an estimated $6.3 billion. The exchange said no wallet private keys were leaked and has revoked the affected address's authorization while a full technical investigation continues.
techreport.com
· 2026-10-31
Bitget has reopened Bitcoin withdrawals after suspending them following a breach it says North Korean hackers carried out last week, stealing $387.5 million across multiple chains and tokens. The exchange plans to phase back withdrawals for ETH, USDT and other assets by early October, saying it has fixed the exploited vulnerability and that user balances remain unaffected thanks to its Protection Fund.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-28
More workers are tapping their 401(k) accounts through loans or hardship withdrawals, even as retirement balances climb to record levels amid rising savings rates. The trend reflects the strain of inflation pushing some savers to dip into retirement funds despite overall growth in their accounts.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-03
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