Compromised laptop may be behind $6.3B crypto heist

A compromised laptop may have been the first domino in a record $6.3 billion cryptocurrency heist, according to reporting from PC Gamer. The device reportedly belonged to a DevOps engineer, which puts the spotlight on the tools and people that sit close to production systems. Binance is working to freeze the stolen assets, while experts point to a North Korean group as the likely culprit. For those of us in engineering, security and operations, the takeaway is practical. Endpoint protection, access controls and monitoring on developer machines are not optional extras. A single breach at the device level can cascade into losses on a scale few organisations are prepared for. The details are still emerging, so it is worth following the investigation closely.