TraderTraitor

The FBI says North Korean hackers are behind the biggest crypto heist in history.

On Thursday, crypto exchange Binance reported roughly $6.3B in cryptocurrencies had been stolen in a “complex hack” that lasted less than 20 minutes, causing the company to freeze another $3B in assets, pause all withdrawals, and launch an investigation.

After working with the FBI’s cybersecurity team, authorities attributed the “malicious cyber activity” to a North Korea-linked entity known as TraderTraitor, which reportedly stole $1.5B from another exchange in February 2025. The bureau says TraderTraitor has been laundering the captured coins by converting them into Ethereum (the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency), and has asked other crypto exchanges to block transactions linked to suspicious addresses.

By Saturday, Binance said ~90% of its assets had been “replenished” without affecting user funds, and by Sunday, withdrawals resumed.

Verse to consider whether your crypto wallet, your investment portfolio, or your trusty trifold are making you feel on edge… “I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken.”
Psalm 62:1-2 (CSB) (read full passage)