The US law enforcement agency's statement came as Binance offered reassurances it was covering the losses from the hacking attack, saying it has used company funds to buy tokens to replenish 90 percent of what was stolen.

The bureau said in a statement that this week's attack was tied to “malicious cyber activity” by an entity known as TraderTraitor.

FBI blames North Korea for Binance’s US$6 billion crypto hack as the exchange moves to reimburse customers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The FBI says the billions of dollars stolen from Binance within minutes in the biggest crypto heist in history was orchestrated by North Korean hackers.

Hackers drained approximately USD 6.3 billion from Binance in a 20-minute cyberattack. The breach triggered a market sell-off and an international race to recover the assets.

The hackers behind the raid were from North Korea, according to US blockchain analysis firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis.