No proof of AI in North Korean hackers move of stolen Binance funds
Elliptic tracked thousands of transfers, failed swaps and repeated transactions that suggest the hackers relied on scripts rather than AI agents.
Elliptic tracked thousands of transfers, failed swaps and repeated transactions that suggest the hackers relied on scripts rather than AI agents.
While the FBI listed hundreds of addresses in its notice, Chainalysis said the Binance attackers have already used “thousands addresses,” and expects this number to continue growing.
The 18,270 BTC haul is worth about $1.4 billion and comes within 442 coins of SpaceX’s disclosed holdings. Blockchain investigators link the attack to North Korea.
Tether, Circle and others moved within hours to block billions in stolen crypto, but legal experts question whether smaller victims would get the same protection.
Binance said it reserved its own funds to cover the $6.3 billion hack, including freezes of roughly $3 billion in stolen assets.
Crypto prices are sliding on the news, with bitcoin falling back to $79,000.