Update on the Binance hack. I wrote that the signer was tricked, not robbed, and that the attacker rehearsed first. Binance's own statement…

First reported Oct 30, 2026, 07:43 UTC

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Update on the Binance hack. I wrote that the signer was tricked, not robbed, and that the attacker rehearsed first. Binance's own statement now says the same. What is on the record: > The vector. Binance: a DevOps engineer's laptop was compromised, which gave the attacker access… — @zacodil (X), Oct 30, 2026, 07:43 UTC
Binance just lost $6.3 billion in 20 minutes. It was not a code bug. It was a laptop. That is the part most people will skip. What actually happened: On October 29, attackers drained roughly $6.3 to $6.4 billion from Binance hot wallets across about 10 blockchains. Most of it… — @2xnmore (X), Oct 30, 2026, 18:00 UTC

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