Binance hack: what we actually know, what's still unclear, and the phishing scams to watch for while withdrawals are paused

Lots of panic in here, so right here's a plain summary of what Binance and unbiased investigators have stated as of Friday morning. Please right me in the comments if something modifications.

What Binance has stated

• Estimated impression is ~$6.3B; ~$3B frozen on-chain thus far with companions
• "Your funds are protected": all losses to be coated from SAFU and firm funds
• Withdrawals are paused while they rebuild the withdrawal service; they are saying they're on monitor to renew in ~45 hours from their Friday 08:47 GMT update
• Deposits are working normally
• Initial trigger: a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop gave entry to a service container that submitted unauthorized withdrawals. They've since found "further factors of breach." No proof of a personal key leak
• A technical autopsy and an updated Proof of Reserves are promised
• Binance.US says it isn't affected

What unbiased investigators say

• TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute the assault to North Korea's TraderTraitor (Lazarus) group with excessive confidence. Binance hasn't confirmed attribution
• TRM counts ~$2.7B frozen by Tether, Circle, Ripple, World Liberty and Arbitrum's Safety Council

Still unclear

• Precisely when withdrawals come back (45 hours is a goal, not a assure)
• Whether or not SAFU alone covers it or how much comes from firm funds
• The complete root trigger

Scams to observe for proper now

Attackers love chaos like this. Security specialists quoted by the BBC flagged the first three; the last one exhibits up after every massive hack:

• Emails or texts saying your funds are "in danger" and you should act now
• Pretend Binance help accounts in DMs, feedback or Telegram offering to help
• Anyone telling you to move your crypto to a "protected pockets"
• "Recovery" providers promising to get stolen crypto again

Only trust updates in the Binance app or the official website you sort in yourself. Binance help won't ever ask in your password, 2FA codes or seed phrase. If somebody is dashing you, that's your sign to stop.

Anyone seen specific phishing makes an attempt already? Submit them (with links eliminated) so others can recognize them.