🔸Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that a cyberattack has occurred which, according to the company, has affected about $6.3 billion in digital assets.

🔸On Friday, the 8th of Aban, Reuters reported that two U.S. companies specializing in tracking cryptocurrency transactions, TRM Labs and Chainalysis, have identified North Korean hackers as the perpetrators of this attack.

🔸According to TRM Labs, the attackers targeted Binance-owned wallets on 10 blockchain networks and moved the bulk of the assets within about 20 minutes.

🔸The company said the method of the attack closely resembles previous North Korea-linked cyber thefts and that, with high confidence, it has concluded that hackers from this country were behind the attack.

🔸Binance announced that, in cooperation with companies active in the cryptocurrency sector, so far about $3 billion of assets related to this attack have been frozen. The fate of the remaining about $3.3 billion is still unclear.