North Korean hackers, who stole ₹60,000 crore from Binance in 20 mins, used self-destruct trick

Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng said the North Korean hackers behind the 20-minute ₹60,000-crore Binance theft, considered the largest in crypto history, used a self-destruct mechanism to cover tracks. The mechanism destroyed tooling and traces as the stolen funds were moved across several accounts, Teng said. "This was a complex attack," he added, noting that the hackers targeted a "hot wallet".

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