The FBI blames North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor for Binance hack, Binance announces withdrawals to resume in stages, and NASA seeks input on potential missions to save the Hubble telescope.
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FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Hack
The FBI says that North Korea is responsible for stealing the $6.3 billion in cryptocurrencies in the Binance hack. In a statement released Saturday, the FBI refers to this specific North Korean group “TraderTraitor”. The statement also includes a long, long list of addresses the agency claims QUOTE “are holding or have held assets from the theft, and are operated by or closely connected to North Korean TraderTraitor”. Bloomberg notes the FBI previously blamed TraderTraitor for the Bybit hack.
Source: Bloomberg
Binance to resume withdrawals after recovering bulk of $6 billion in stolen funds
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it will resume withdrawls in phases after covering 95% of the $6.3 billion in tokens stolen from the platform. Binance said phase would start between 0600 and 0900 GMT on Sunday for bitcoin, ether, BNB, Solana, XRP, dogecoin and select other tokens. On X on Saturday Binance said the remaining 5% of stolen tokens involves less liquid assets and require longer to source the necessary amount.
Source: Reuters
OpenAI adds stricter limits for teens asking about firearms
In a Friday post, OpenAI announced a new Community Safeguards Report and adding more restrictions around firearms content made accessible to minors. Specifically, OpenAI said the company will “restrict practical information about weapons and security systems that could be misused to facilitate violence, even when there’s no sign of violent intent” for teen users, but also have a stronger policy for all users asking for “reconstructions of past mass attacks, including details about the weapons and equipment used and how they were obtained”. OpenAI plans to publish the first Community Safety Report in early 2027 and update every six months.
Source: Engadget
OpenAI says it’s doubling Pro usage limits and bringing Work features to Chat
BleepingComputer reports OpenAI will roll out ChatGPT Work abilities into regular Chat. In the email viewed by BleepingComputer, this will begin with a small group of testers in the coming weeks. On Friday OpenAI also updated a post about ChatGPT and Codex usage limits, preparing to unify usage across ChatGPT and Codex to draw from the same allowance. OpenAI says Unlimited Instant is included in the subscription and won’t draw from a usage allowance.
Source: BleepingComputer
Samsung’s first AI glasses could arrive in December, but only in two countries
Digital Trends, pulling from a story from South Korea’s ChosunBiz, reports Samsung’s first AI-powered smart glasses, Intelligent Eyeware, could launch in mid-December, limited to the United States and South Korea. Earlier rumours expected a launch in mid-to-late November. Price remains a question mark as does when or if the glasses will be available in other regions.
Source: Digital Trends
NASA asks industry to rescue Hubble before it falls from orbit
NASA sent out a request for information last week, seeking “potential commercial servicing for Hubble Telescope”, with responses due by November 30th. The request asks for input on boosting Hubble, servicing possible improvements, or safe disposal options. NASA expects Hubble’s deteriorating orbit to result in re-entry in 2033 or 2034 and that any type of mission to aid it would need to launch by 2032. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said “Hubble still has important science ahead of it, and we should be looking at every reasonable opportunity to keep it delivering for as long as possible”.
Source: The Next Web
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