Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it had fully reimbursed all funds stolen from its users in a hacker attack that took place overnight on October 30, 2026. The company thanked its customers for their patience and understanding.

According to the exchange, the bulk of the lost funds — 90 percent — was returned just one day after the attack, on October 31. The company used its own resources to cover the losses. The recovered assets included Bitcoin, ETH, USDT, BNB, SOL, USDC, XRP, USD1, RLUSD and ZEC. The remaining 10 percent consisted of tokens with low liquidity, which Binance had to purchase additionally on the market.

The exchange announced the hacker attack on October 30. The damage caused by the incident was estimated at 6.3 billion US dollars. At the time, withdrawal operations were temporarily suspended. The company stated that it would cover the losses using its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) and its own funds.

Binance had previously said that the incident might have been linked to the compromise of a laptop belonging to a DevOps engineer responsible for maintaining the company's IT infrastructure. Taking advantage of the situation, the attackers gained unauthorized access to a service container and carried out fraudulent withdrawal operations. According to the exchange, no signs of a leak involving the private keys of electronic wallets were found.

The company later shared additional details about how the attack had been prepared. Binance reported that the attackers had spent several months planning the operation and had used various methods, ranging from distributing fake software to arranging fraudulent job interviews.