Binance suffers record hack: what Thai users should know
The first wave drained Binance's hot wallets in about 20 minutes. Crypto tracers point to North Korean hackers, and Binance TH says Thai customers' assets are safe.
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The world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, hit on 29 October 2026 by what crypto tracing firms call the largest crypto theft on record.
The first wave drained Binance's hot wallets in about 20 minutes. Crypto tracers point to North Korean hackers, and Binance TH says Thai customers' assets are safe.
You can't stop hackers breaking into an exchange, but you can make your own account safer, with an authenticator app, an anti-phishing code, a withdrawal whitelist and the Bank of Thailand's app rules.