Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era

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Posted Friday, October 30, 2026 5:17 pm

David Yaffe-Bellany and Dustin Volz (via The New York Times - Technology)

The largest cyber heist in history came as attackers increasingly use artificial intelligence and other advanced techniques to steal crypto and quickly launder the funds.

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Virtual Currency, Robberies and Thefts, Cyberwarfare and Defense, Artificial Intelligence, Money Laundering, Computer Security, Banking and Financial Institutions, Computers and the Internet, Cyberattacks and Hackers, Binance, Bybit Fintech Ltd, Chainalysis Inc, Zhao, Changpeng