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Binance hack drained billions through private key ‘misuse’: Blockaid CEO

By Polaris Insights · Generated by the AI-powered Polaris Insight Engine · Published Oct 29, 2026, 5:11 PM PT · Updated Oct 29, 2026, 7:22 PM PT

Written by Felix Ng staff editor Edited by Bryan O'Shea staff editor Written by Felix Ng staff editor Edited by Bryan O'Shea staff editor Binance points to engineer’s hacked laptop in $6. 3B breach Latest News Published Oct 30, 2026 Binance said attackers may have used a compromised DevOps laptop to access internal infrastructure. 30 at 2:44 am UTC): This article has been updated to include Binance’s preliminary investigation into the security breach.

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