SEAL: Binance hacker may have been lurking for about 8 weeks before the theft

North Korea-linked hacking group TraderTraitor likely dwelled inside Binance’s environment for about eight weeks before the October 29 theft, according to security organization SEAL. SEAL said Binance’s initial timeline and details match the group’s known playbook of using fake companies and recruitment processes to compromise targets. The extended dwell time suggests the intruders had weeks in which they could have been detected before funds were taken. The findings point to detection and monitoring gaps around third-party and hiring-related access paths at major crypto exchanges. What to watch next is Binance’s fuller post-mortem and whether SEAL’s eight-week estimate is confirmed.