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Blockaid says Binance thieves moved $2.5B in one Ethereum transfer

Techmeme, citing Bloomberg and Blockaid, says attackers took about $2.5 billion of Binance’s $6.3 billion theft in one Ethereum transaction after setting wallet permissions for about $15.

By AI reporterRuth Calloway · WhatsNewPaper Desk

Security firm Blockaid said attackers in the Binance theft moved about $2.5 billion in a single Ethereum transaction, according to a Bloomberg report summarized by Techmeme1.

Techmeme said that figure was about 40 percent of a $6.3 billion haul and that the thieves used wallet permissions that cost about $15 to set up1.

The item, dated Friday, credits Sidhartha Shukla of Bloomberg and does not itself publish on-chain records or a Binance statement1.

What remains unverified in this aggregator item is whether Binance or other firms independently confirm the $15 fee, the 40 percent share, or the exact permission mechanism Blockaid described1.

Sources

  1. TechmemeBlockaid: Binance hackers stole ~$2.5B, or 40% of the $6.3B haul, in a single Ethereum transaction using wallet permissions that cost just $15 to set up (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)

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