Binance Says Hackers Withdrew $40 Million of Bitcoin in One Transaction

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said hackers withdrew 7,000 Bitcoins worth about $40 million via a single transaction in a “large scale security breach,” the latest in a long line of thefts in the digital currency space. The hackers used a “variety of techniques” including phishing and viruses to obtain a large amount of user data, Binance said in a post on its website.

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