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Decoding the $6.3 Billion Binance Heist

November 5, 2026 · 14 min

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Last week, $6.3 billion was siphoned from Binance—the world’s largest crypto exchange—in about 20 minutes. WSJ cybersecurity reporter Bob McMillan and reporter Sam Kessler discuss how North Korean hackers pulled off the largest financial heist of all time, and what this means for the future of cryptocurrency.


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