NEW: @binance HACKER "APPARENTLY IN ERROR" SENT ~8M $NEWT AND 17 OTHER TOKENS, WORTH ~$3.5M, STRAIGHT INTO THE $NEWT TOKEN CONTRACT

First reported Oct 30, 2026, 14:41 UTC

Source reports

NEW: @binance HACKER "APPARENTLY IN ERROR" SENT ~8M $NEWT AND 17 OTHER TOKENS, WORTH ~$3.5M, STRAIGHT INTO THE $NEWT TOKEN CONTRACT @newtonfndn SAYS THEY'RE NOW "PERMANENTLY LOCKED" @chainalysis AND @trmlabs POINT TO NORTH KOREA, BUT NO GOVERNMENT HAS CONFIRMED IT YET — @DegenerateNews (X), Oct 30, 2026, 14:41 UTC
⚠️ New: Hacker "Apparently in Error" Sent ~8M $NEWT and 17 Other Tokens, Worth ~$3.5M, Straight Into the $NEWT Token Contract Says They'Re Now "Permanently Locked" and Point to North Korea, but No Government Has Confirmed It Yet Source — ahboyashreads, Oct 30, 2026, 14:52 UTC
⚠️ New: Hacker "Apparently in Error" Sent ~8M $NEWT and 17 Other Tokens, Worth ~$3.5M, Straight Into the $NEWT Token Contract Says They'Re Now "Permanently Locked" and Point to North Korea, but No Government Has Confirmed It Yet Source — Rickler Feed, Oct 30, 2026, 14:53 UTC
Binance exploit attacker accidentally sends $3.5M in tokens to immutable NEWT contract, permanently locking them - 𝕏/@NewtonFndn 🔗 Discord · Leviathan · Source 🗺️ Exploit · $BNB · Binance 🕵️ @Danicjade via 𝕏 — Rickler Feed, Oct 30, 2026, 16:31 UTC
Binance exploit attacker accidentally sends $3.5M in tokens to immutable NEWT contract, permanently locking them - 𝕏/@NewtonFndn 🔗 Discord · Leviathan · Source 🗺️ Exploit · $BNB · Binance 🕵️ @Danicjade via 𝕏 — Закрепи.sender, Oct 30, 2026, 16:31 UTC

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