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An independent record of the October 2026 Binance hack
People. Chief scientist and cofounder of Elliptic
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Elliptic’s Robinson says that around $2.8 billion, or around 44 percent of the total amount stolen, has been frozen by crypto companies and exchanges so far, with almost all of this being stablecoins.
“We think North Korea is likely responsible,” Tom Robinson, chief scientist and cofounder of Elliptic, tells WIRED.
Reviewer note: Attributed to Elliptic chief scientist Tom Robinson, quoted by WIRED.
“Binance says the attack began with a compromised engineer’s laptop. Targeting crypto company staff is a TraderTraitor hallmark,” Elliptic’s Robinson says.
Reviewer note: Robinson (Elliptic) relaying Binance first-update laptop hypothesis and his own TraderTraitor comparison; quote says targeting staff is the hallmark.
“The remaining $3.3 billion is mostly Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP, which no one can freeze,” Robinson says.
Reviewer note: Elliptic Robinson estimate relayed by WIRED; compare Elliptic 3.25B (claim 101) and 3.33B at 07:00 UTC (claim 395).