# FBI Links North Korea’s TraderTraitor to Record $6.43 Billion Binance Crypto Heist

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/fbi-links-north-koreas-tradertraitor-to-record-6-43-billion-binance-crypto-heist/
- Published: 2026-11-02T09:15:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Infograph courtesy of Elliptic. Article by Ravie Lakshmanan. The Hacker News – November 1, 2026. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially attributed the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets to TraderTraitor, a North Korea-aligned elite hacking group also tracked as Jade Sleet, Pressure Chollima, PUKCHONG, Slow Pisces, and UNC4899. The FBI, along with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), said it observed the threat actor converting stolen assets primarily into Ethereum (ETH). […] Click here to view the original article at www.thehackernews.com Related articles: The largest theft in history: North Korea behind the $6.4 billion Binance hack – Elliptic Binance loses $6.3 billion in largest crypto heist ever – TechSpot Binance withdrawals resume following $6 billion hack – CNN Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio