Durante 20 minutos, rackers invadiram o sistema da Binance, maior corretora de criptomoedas do mundo, e roubaram U$$ 6,3 bilhões, cerca de R$ 34 bilhões. A ação ocorreu nessa quinta-feira (29).
A corretora suspendeu temporariamente os saques. E garantiu que o dinheiro dos clientes está protegido e que as perdas devem ser ressarcidas.
A empresa conseguiu localizar quase metade do dinheiro levado, cerca de U$$ 3 bilhões (R$ 16,1 bilhões). Parte dos recursos já foi bloqueada.
Binance has begun recovering affected assets for users and continues to work with law enforcement, issuers, blockchain intelligence firms and industry partners to trace, freeze and recover additional funds. The company has already publicly committed to cover losses through company funds in the prior announcement. Binance has already reserved over $6.34B of company funds to cover this incident. $5B of these funds are already held in the exact token assets that were impacted. We are completing the purchase of the remaining amount by buying token assets through market channels and OTC channels. We are doing this to match the format of the remaining token assets and address any asset shortfalls. This step can take longer because some tokens may have low liquidity and OTC settlement also takes time. We will share more progress as soon as we can. These figures do not include frozen or protected assets, which remain subject to ongoing recovery and verification. Currently, $3bn has been frozen, with thanks to our industry partners. We are working with partners and law enforcement to recover the frozen assets.We will continue to use company resources to cover confirmed shortfall and will provide further verified updates as recovery efforts progress. Ultimately, all user funds will be verified publicly through our Proof of Reserves. We will weather this storm. Thank you for the support.
— Binance (@binance) October 30, 2026
“Este foi um ataque complexo, e estamos fazendo tudo o que podemos em coordenação com as forças de aplicação da lei para resolvê-lo. Ainda estamos reunindo os fatos e compartilharemos mais diretamente assim que os tivermos”, publicou a empresa no X, antigo twitter.
Origem do ataque
As empresas americanas TRM Labs e Chainalysis, especializadas em rastrear criptos, afirmam que o ataque partiu de hackers na Coreia do Norte.
A Binance, porém, informou que a investigação da empresa ainda está em curso, por isso, a identificação dos criminosos ainda não foi feita.
