Binance flags 'potential security issue,' says approximately $6.3 billion impacted

It wasn't immediately clear the extent of the damage hackers might have been able to cause, and Binance had not explicitly confirmed that funds had been pilfered. The company said its teams are "working around the clock" to resolve the issue.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x5760+0+0/resize/8640x5760!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2F4a%2F00023a424495add09891f3f9bca8%2Fap26302822880513.jpg' alt='FILE - The Binance logo is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa.'/><p>It wasn't immediately clear the extent of the damage hackers might have been able to cause, and Binance had not explicitly confirmed that funds had been pilfered. The company said its teams are "working around the clock" to resolve the issue.</p><p>(Image credit: Matt Slocum)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6023109' />