Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed a major security incident that could have affected approximately US$6.3 billion (~RM25.5 billion) worth of digital assets. However, this figure is an estimate and should not be taken as the confirmed amount stolen. The exchange has yet to disclose a full breakdown of the affected assets or the final extent of the losses.
In an official statement, Binance said its initial investigation suggests that the incident may have originated from a compromised laptop belonging to a DevOps engineer. This allegedly allowed an attacker to gain access to a service container and submit unauthorised withdrawal transactions.
The exchange added that it has found no evidence of any wallet private key leaks, although its investigation is still ongoing. It intends to publish a detailed technical post-mortem once all the relevant facts have been verified.
