🔐 North Korea's Five Methods for Hacking Crypto Firms

North Korean state-linked hackers have developed a multi-vector playbook for breaching crypto companies, ranging from AI deepfakes used in fake job interviews to poisoning open-source code libraries that developers unknowingly import into their projects.

The five documented methods include: AI-generated identity fraud to pass hiring checks, supply chain attacks via compromised code packages, spear-phishing targeting employees, fake recruitment outreach to extract credentials, and insider threats placed through fraudulent employment. Binance has been cited as one of the firms targeted through these techniques.

As crypto firms scale engineering teams globally, the attack surface for social engineering and supply chain infiltration continues to grow — making identity verification and dependency auditing critical security priorities.

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🔐 Kraken Freezes Accounts Tied to $133M EU Theft

Kraken has restricted a number of accounts on its platform in connection with a suspected theft exceeding $133 million originating in the EU.

The exchange confirmed its own systems and customer accounts were not compromised. Kraken stated it is actively cooperating with law enforcement to support recovery efforts.

The move highlights how exchanges can play a role in containing the fallout from external theft by restricting potentially linked accounts before funds are moved further.

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🔐 Mercado Bitcoin Hacked, $11M Blocked, Services Suspended

Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin was hit by a hack on November 2, 2026, leaving its services suspended as the incident is addressed.

The exchange has blocked $11 million in assets and publicly promised that no customers will lose funds. However, the assurance does not identify a reimbursement funding source or specify a deadline for when affected users will be made whole.

Users with funds on the platform should monitor official communications closely, as withdrawals and other services remain unavailable. The lack of a clear recovery timeline adds uncertainty for customers waiting for access to be restored.

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🔐 $106M Suspected Stolen From EU Entity, ZachXBT Reports

On-chain investigator ZachXBT flagged a suspected theft exceeding $106 million from an unidentified EU-based entity, with funds drained from multiple centralized exchange accounts on November 1, 2026.

The attacker converted stolen assets into ETH, then routed them through instant exchanges, Monero, and cross-chain bridges including a Tron bridge. ZachXBT published 11 addresses and a TRM Labs graph tracing the laundering trail. He explicitly ruled out Lazarus Group, citing multiple laundering indicators inconsistent with North Korean threat actors.

The victim and affected exchanges have not been named. The use of Monero — a privacy coin designed to obscure transaction trails — makes further tracing significantly harder.

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🔐 North Korea's TraderTraitor Behind $6.3B Binance Hack

The FBI, Secret Service, and IRS Criminal Investigation have officially attributed the largest crypto theft in history to North Korea's TraderTraitor hacking group, linked to the broader Lazarus infrastructure. The attack occurred on or around October 29, 2026, draining $6.3 billion from Binance.

A compromised DevOps engineer's laptop gave attackers access to a service container handling withdrawals. Investigators noted an unusual batch of 50 EIP-7702 authorizations in a single transaction, alongside delegation to a malicious "sweeper" contract — a mechanism not previously seen in breaches of this scale. Stolen assets are being converted to Ethereum and routed through DeFi platforms. The FBI flagged over 600 wallets and urged exchanges, node operators, and DeFi platforms to block them.

Binance has covered losses via its SAFU fund and company reserves, replenishing ~95% of affected assets. Withdrawals resumed across 15 networks including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. Net outflows reached $4.7 billion by Monday, representing roughly 2.1% of total assets.

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💰 Giko Cat, inSure DeFi and Sudeng coins exhibit double-digit gains as Solana struggles

Giko Cat, Sudeng and inSure DeFi emerged as the top gainers in the last 24 hours with a double-digit surge. CoinGecko data shows that while top coins like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) are recovering with a 1-3% surge after the recent dump, some meme coins pulled off double-digit gains.

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📊 DeFi TVL up 10% in September to $133 billion

The DeFi ecosystem recorded a roughly 10% increase in total value locked across all major networks during September, with the total up $12 billion to $133 billion. According to DefiLlama data, decentralized exchanges (DEX) and liquid staking protocols were the largest contributors to the increase in TVL.

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🚨 Grayscale launches Aave Trust to leverage DeFi lending boom

Grayscale has announced the launch of the Grayscale Aave Trust—a crypto investment fund focused on the DeFi lending protocol Aave, according to an Oct. 3 statement. Following the announcement, Aave’s token (AAVE) saw a 3% increase within the last hour, reaching $143, according to data from CryptoSlate. However, the token has declined by over 16% in the past week.

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💰 Solana TVL hits 3-year high as top DeFi protocols surpass $1B mark

Solana’s total value locked in decentralized finance protocols has risen to levels last seen nearly three years ago. In the DeFi market, total deposits in protocols across Solana’s ecosystem have increased from lows of $657 million in October 2023 to over $10.7 billion. Per data from DeFiLlama, the Solana (SOL) blockchain network has witnessed significant spikes in DeFi TVL across its ecosystem protocols.

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