On the 30th, blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs reported that approximately $6.36 billion (about 1 trillion yen, based on an exchange rate of 157.43 yen to the dollar) worth of cryptocurrencies had been siphoned from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. TRM attributed the act to North Korea's hacking group TraderTraitor, expressing a 'high confidence' in their assessment.
The outflow began at 5:05 AM Japan time on the 30th, with the majority occurring within approximately 20 minutes...