A report by Al Jazeera Arabic said $6.3 billion disappeared from the cryptocurrency platform Binance within 20 minutes. The report described the incident as the biggest theft in history. According to the report, the theft was carried out using a smart software trick that bypassed encryption. The report raises two questions: how the theft occurred and who is behind it. In the part reviewed by this newsroom, it does not answer either question. The date of the incident, the source of the figure and how it was calculated are unknown. Binance's position, and that of any official body, on the incident is also unknown.
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Al Jazeera Arabic: $6.3 billion vanished from Binance within 20 minutes, not independently confirmed
Al Jazeera Arabic describes the incident as the biggest heist in history. The information has not been confirmed by a second source.
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- Al Jazeera Arabic: $6.3 billion disappeared from Binance within 20 minutes.
- The report describes the incident as the biggest theft in history.
- According to the report, the theft was carried out using a smart software trick that bypassed encryption.
- The report raises two questions: how the theft occurred and who is behind it.
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Sources & attribution
- Al Jazeera Arabicسرقة القرن الرقمية.. كيف تبخرت 6.3 مليارات دولار من بينانس في 20 دقيقة؟Primary source