FBI Pins $6 Billion Binance Theft on North Korea’s TraderTraitor, Publishes Hacker Wallet List

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By Dextape Desk · November 2, 2026

Investigators have pinned the Binance breach, which drained more than $6 billion, on North Korea. An FBI alert dated Oct. 31 says a group tracked as TraderTraitor carried out the intrusion around Oct. 29. The bureau, the Secret Service and IRS Criminal Investigation reported that the hackers have converted most of the proceeds into ether and are expected to keep cycling them through DeFi protocols and instant swap platforms. Agencies have asked infrastructure operators, from THORChain and node providers to analytics firms, to refuse dealings with 19 Bitcoin, one Solana and 608 Ethereum addresses on the published list. Earlier, Chainalysis reported about $6.4 billion in unauthorized outflows with roughly $2.8 billion frozen. On Nov. 1 it reported more than $500 million moved through over 1,000 TRON addresses, with some funds now shifting to Solana.

Why it matters: It shows US authorities publicly tying a major hack to a state actor and releasing wallet lists that service providers can use to block stolen funds.

Mentioned: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Binance

Summary by Dextape, based on reporting by Unchained. Written with AI from the publisher’s text and checked automatically for copied wording and unsupported figures. Not investment advice.