Binance hacked for over $40M worth of Bitcoin

2019-5-8 11:17

Binance suffered what it’s calling a “large scale security breach” yesterday evening. The hackers were able to transfer 7,000 Bitcoin (over $40 million at the time of writing) in one transaction from the company’s hot wallet.

In an announcement last night, Binance‘s CEO Changpeng Zhao said that hackers were able to obtain user API keys, two-factor authentication (2FA), and potentially other info – it has not disclosed what, though. At this point, Binance also doesn’t know how many accounts have been affected. Binance claims the attackers used a range of techniques including phishing and malware to carry out the hack. The…

This story continues at The Next Web

Or just read more coverage about: Bitcoin

. origin »

Bitcoin price in Telegram @btc_price_every_hour

Binance Coin (BNB) на Currencies.ru

$ 605.35 (-0.13%)
Объем 24H $2.221b
Изменеия 24h: -1.31 %, 7d: -1.01 %
Cегодня L: $604.56 - H: $606.75
Капитализация $82.544b Rank 5
Цена в час новости $ 20.97 (2786.74%)

binance bitcoin hackers able affected claims accounts

Источник: thenextweb.com

binance bitcoin → Результатов: 126


Binance Begins $1 Billion Bitcoin Accumulation With $100 Million Purchase

Binance has officially kicked off its planned large-scale Bitcoin acquisition, confirming the completion of its first $100 million BTC purchase for its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU). The move marks the opening phase of a broader strategy to acquire $1 billion worth of Bitcoin over a 30-day period, reinforcing Binance’s long-term commitment to strengthening [...]

2026-2-3 19:03


Фото:

Binance commits to gigantic Bitcoin purchase as an implicit apology for October liquidation meltdown

Binance just turned its emergency insurance fund into a public, auditable pledge. And it reads like a crisis-repair letter in balance sheet form. The exchange announced Jan. 30 that it will convert SAFU's roughly $1 billion stablecoin reserves into Bitcoin within 30 days, with an explicit promise: if BTC price movements push the fund below […] The post Binance commits to gigantic Bitcoin purchase as an implicit apology for October liquidation meltdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2026-2-2 11:30


Фото:

Binance commits to $1B Bitcoin purchase as an implicit apology for October liquidation meltdown

Binance just turned its emergency insurance fund into a public, auditable pledge. And it reads like a crisis-repair letter in balance sheet form. The exchange announced Jan. 30 that it will convert SAFU's roughly $1 billion stablecoin reserves into Bitcoin within 30 days, with an explicit promise: if BTC price movements push the fund below […] The post Binance commits to $1B Bitcoin purchase as an implicit apology for October liquidation meltdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2026-2-3 11:30


Криптосообщество заподозрило покупку аккаунта @bitcoin биржей Binance

Сообщение, опубликованное в профиле @bitcoin в Твиттере, вызвало слухи о том, что биржа криптовалют Binance, возможно, приобрела учётную запись. На изображении, опубликованном в учетной записи @bitcoin, биткоин показан рядом с нативным токеном Binance BNB coin.

2021-8-28 12:48


Майнинг-пул Binance стал первым в сети Bitcoin SV

Майнинг-пул биржи Binance стал крупнейшим по объёму добываемых блоков в системе Bitcoin SV, свидетельствуют данные CoinDance. Согласно статистике сервиса, за последние сутки Binance добыла 26,39% блоков Bitcoin SV, превзойдя другие пулы.

2020-6-18 13:07


Фото:

Крипто-биржа Binance открывает майнинг-пул по добыче Bitcoin 

Биржа цифровых активов Binance планирует запуск собственного майнинг пула, его деятельность будет... Сообщение Крипто-биржа Binance открывает майнинг-пул по добыче Bitcoin  появились сначала на ПрофитГид: рейтинг ICO, блокчейн, биржи и курсы криптовалют.

2020-4-2 10:21


Пользователи Binance смогут покупать криптовалюту за рубли с помощью Visa

Биржа добавила возможность привязать карту к собственному аккаунту для приобретения Bitcoin и еще трех монет. Биржа Binance добавила возможность покупать Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP и Binance Сoin за рубли напрямую с карты Visa.

2020-2-5 18:30


Binance Research: майнеры Bitcoin SV не нацелены на получение прибыли

Как сообщило аналитическое подразделение криптовалютной биржи Binance, мотивы майнеров Bitcoin SV не экономические – добывать другие криптовалюты было бы гораздо выгоднее. В своем исследовании сотрудники Binance Research проанализировали прибыльность добычи BTC, BCH и BSV.

2019-12-19 18:45


дальше еще 77 новостей →

Партнеры Currencies.ru



Реклама на Currencies.ru

Самое свежее на Currencies.ru

Ethereum’s 2026 Overhaul Aims To Cut Costs, Boost Speed, Limit Censorship

According to reports, Ethereum plans two major hard forks in 2026 that aim to change how the network runs. Mid-2026 will see the Glamsterdam upgrade, and late 2026 is set for Heze-Bogota. These steps are meant to speed up transaction handling, add new validation tools, and make the chain harder to censor.

Siacoin holders urged to move funds ahead of June fork

With a network overhaul just days away, the Sia Foundation is urging users to take control of their coins before it’s too late. The Sia network is about to get its biggest upgrade yet, with a major v2 hardfork set…

Ethereum launches new testnet Hoodi to wrap up Pectra testing

Ethereum is launching the Hoodi testnet, with Pectra set to go live on the mainnet more than 30 days after Hoodi successfully forks. Ethereum’s Pectra deployment is looming, currently slated for the mainnet deployment for late April. In the run-up…

What BNB Chain’s Pascal hard fork wants to achieve and when

Binance-backed BNB Smart Chain is set to undergo the Pascal hard fork, bringing key features from Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade. BNB Smart Chain, the smart contract platform within the BNB Chain ecosystem, is prepping for a major update that borrows features…

Cardano moves to full decentralized governance with Plomin hard fork

Cardano is taking a major step toward decentralized governance with the activation of the Plomin hard fork.  This upgrade gives Cardano (ADA) holders direct voting power over key blockchain decisions, including protocol changes, treasury management, and governance proposals. The Plomin…