Binance said roughly $6.3 billion was affected by a breach and about $3 billion had been frozen. The figures are estimates, and details of the attack are still developing. CZ and Yi He said users would be covered.
Binance’s initial explanation pointed to an engineer’s compromised laptop and unauthorized withdrawals, not leaked wallet private keys. The source says onchain evidence shows signed authorizations that let attacker-controlled code operate an Ethereum wallet. Bitcoin fell back toward $77,000 as news of the breach reached the market.
