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Binance suspends withdrawals after $6.3B breach; $3B in assets frozen

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Binance suspends withdrawals after $6.3B breach; $3B in assets frozen

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Binance estimates a $6.3B impact from a security breach, with about $3B in crypto assets frozen. The exchange has suspended deposits and withdrawals. A preliminary investigation points to a compromised laptop belonging to a DevOps engineer as the entry point.

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