SEAL: North Korea’s TraderTraitor lurked inside Binance for about 8 weeks before $6.4B breach

The eight-week dwell time is the real headline here: it reframes exchange security from perimeter defense to insider-risk and HR vetting, since SEAL's cited playbook runs through shell companies and staged interviews rather than code exploits. The naming of LayerZero, AFX and possibly Bitget as earlier targets suggests a sustained campaign against crypto infrastructure rather than a single incident, which matters for counterparties assessing operational exposure across the sector. Whether the disclosed Binance details prompt other exchanges to re-examine hiring pipelines and third-party access is the open question to watch.