A closer look at “Inside Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack: The 24-Hour Race to Contain Crypto’s Biggest Heist”, exactly as the source publishes it. On the night of the largest cryptocurrency theft in history, Binance’s security team scrambled from a war room in Asia while executives dialed into a global conference call. Founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, took to social media to post real-time updates as hackers drained $6.3 billion from the B Founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, took to social media to post real-time updates as hackers drained $6.3 billion from the BNB Chain bridge.
The attack targeted a cross-chain bridge, a tool that lets users move assets between blockchains, and exploited a flaw that let the attacker forge security proofs to withdraw funds. Within hours, validators on the BNB Chain were asked to suspend the network, freezing most of the stolen funds before they could be moved. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.