Binance hacked to the tune of $100 million or more

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1. NBC News

   Crypto exchange Binance suffers $570 million hack ↗ (opens NBC News)

   Published Oct 6, 2022

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   It is the latest in a series of major hacks targeting cross-chain bridges, with instances of sloppy engineering making them a prime target for cybercriminals.

2. KVIA El Paso

   Binance hacked to the tune of $100 million or more ↗ (opens KVIA El Paso)

   Published Oct 6, 2022

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   By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, may have lost more than $100 million following a hack of its Binance Smart Chain blockchain network. A reddit post by Binance discussing the incident said that the company temporarily suspended its BNB smart…

3. CBS News

   World's largest cryptocurrency exchange is hacked for $100 million ↗ (opens CBS News)

   Published Oct 6, 2022

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   Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the cross-chain bridge hack has been contained and customer accounts are now safe.

4. The Guardian

   World’s largest crypto exchange hacked with possible losses of $500m ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Oct 6, 2022

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   Binance, the latest crypto company to experience a targeted hack, temporarily suspends transactions and the transfer of funds

5. Insider

   Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, was hacked, and around $100 million worth of Binance Coin was stolen, CEO says ↗ (opens Insider)

   Published Oct 6, 2022

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   The current impact estimate is around $100 million, about "a quarter of the last BNB burn," the CEO of Binance wrote on Twitter Friday.