Binance Replenishes 90% of Assets Stolen in $6.3 Billion Security Breach

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Saturday it has been able to cover 90% of ​the amount stolen after a record $6.3 billion hack of its platform.

The outstanding 10% consists of tokens that are less liquid, which means they may take longer to source in ​the required amounts, it said in a statement.

The exchange ​said it has set aside around $6.34 billion of ⁠company funds internally to cover the losses.

Binance said the ​replenishment involved a partial deployment of its $1 billion Secure ​Asset Fund for Users (SAFU), a bitcoin reserve it holds to protect customers in the event of security breaches.

The company's co-CEO, Richard Teng, said, opens new tab ​on Friday that the breach was a "complex attack" involving ​a compromised laptop and malicious software designed to delete evidence of its ‌activity, ⁠making it harder to trace and investigate.

Binance also said it had taken a new snapshot of assets held on its platform as of 0000 GMT on October 31, ​as part of ​its proof-of-reserves ⁠process.

Users holding the 10 listed tokens - BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB, SOL, USDC, XRP, USD1, ​RLUSD, and ZEC - would be able to ​verify that ⁠their assets were backed at a minimum 1:1 ratio once the full proof was available, it said.

The exchange said ⁠it ​remained on track to resume withdrawal ​services on Sunday, November 1, within its previously stated timeframe.

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