North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. It’s Not Their First Heist. NYT - Top Stories By: Pranav Baskar 31 October 2026 at 22:09 This week’s $6.3 billion hack of Binance is the largest to hit crypto, and would be the most that North Koreans have stolen in years of brazen cybercrime. © Tyrone Siu/ReutersChangpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in 2025.