On October 29, 2026, Binance's internet-connected hot wallets were compromised. The exchange estimates that about $6.3 billion in digital assets was stolen. The scale is extraordinary, but the technical investigation remains open. Here is what has been confirmed and what users should watch next. What Binance has confirmed Binance dates the incident to about 20:05 UTC on October 29. Its initial investigation pointed to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop, but a later update