Binance: the FBI attributes the $6.3 billion hack to North Korea; $3.6 billion withdrawn on reopening

Selon la BBC, Donald Trump a déclaré samedi soir : « Nous ne savons pas si c’est la Corée du Nord ».

Être in the present is est for a singular subject and sont for a plural one. It describes nature, state or place (“is”, “is located”). If what follows (the attribute) is a noun, adjective or prepositional phrase, it is not a passive. If a past participle follows, it is a passive (est annoncé). Headlines and summaries often use the present to describe the current situation.

Le FBI a annoncé le 31 octobre (heure locale) que l’attaque était l’œuvre de la Corée du Nord, via l’activité qu’il nomme « TraderTraitor », un groupe aussi appelé Lazarus selon la BBC.

The passé composé is the most common past tense, used for “did” and “has done” — actions completed in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary avoir (a / ont…) in the present + a past participle. Past participles of -er verbs end in -é (annoncer → annoncé); learn the irregular ones (faire → fait, prendre → pris, voir → vu). In the negative, ne … pas wraps the auxiliary (n’a pas annoncé). In the news it reports facts that have already happened, such as “announced” or “voted”.

Elle avait suspendu toutes les transactions et les a rouvertes dimanche 1er novembre.

The imparfait describes states, background, habits and actions in progress in the past (il était, elle avait, ils pensaient). Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons, and add -ais / -ais / -ait / -ions / -iez / -aient. If the passé composé gives “the event itself”, the imparfait paints “the situation at the time”.

Selon la BBC, la plateforme Binance a subi le vol d’environ 6,3 milliards de dollars d’actifs numériques, ce qui serait le plus grand piratage de l’histoire.

The conditional expresses possibility, supposition, unconfirmed information and polite requests (“would”, “might”). It uses the same stem as the future and the same endings as the imparfait (-ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient): pouvoir → il pourrait. In the news it is used to avoid asserting, as in “is reported to…” or “there is a possibility…”.

Selon la BBC, la plateforme destinée aux États-Unis n’est pas affectée non plus.

The passive means “is done” or “is being done”. It is formed with être + past participle, which agrees with the subject in gender and number (la mesure est adoptée / les mesures sont adoptées). The agent is introduced by par (or de). In the news it is common when the event, rather than the actor, is the focus (est prévu / est annoncé / est connu).

Les retraits avaient été suspendus à titre préventif.

The past passive means “was done”. Its form is present of avoir + été (past participle of être) + past participle. Été does not change, but the last participle agrees with the subject in gender and number (la loi a été votée / les textes ont été votés). It is frequent in news reporting results such as votes, decisions and announcements.

Selon la BBC, la plateforme destinée aux États-Unis n’est pas affectée non plus.

Normally ne and pas wrap the verb. Before a vowel, ne becomes n’. Check which part of the sentence the negation covers. Ne … plus means “no longer”.

Selon la BBC, la plateforme Binance a subi le vol d’environ 6,3 milliards de dollars d’actifs numériques, ce qui serait le plus grand piratage de l’histoire.

Selon means “according to”. Put a person or organisation after it as the source. It separates facts the writer checked directly from what another body or report said. Citing a source does not turn a forecast into an accomplished fact.

L’identité des auteurs et le sort final des fonds volés pourraient évoluer avec l’enquête.

Put a base-form verb after pouvoir. Peut means “can” or “may”; the conditional pourrait gives a more reserved possibility, “might”. It does not necessarily mean implementation is settled.

Selon la BBC, la plateforme Binance a subi le vol d’environ 6,3 milliards de dollars d’actifs numériques, ce qui serait le plus grand piratage de l’histoire.

Qui continues a description of the person or thing just mentioned (“the one that does…”). Because qui is itself the subject of the next verb, do not repeat the subject. The verb agrees with the noun qui refers to.

BBCによると、暗号資産取引所Binanceは、約63億ドル（約1兆円）相当の暗号資産が盗まれる被害を受けました。

As in “LCPによると”, it shows where the information comes from. What that source reported follows. It is used differently from “私にとって”, which gives one’s own opinion.

Binanceは、盗まれた資産の約95％を補填したと説明していますが、残りは時間がかかる可能性があります。

These forms say something may happen. Even when “possibility” is written, it does not mean it will certainly happen. Check whose forecast it is, plus the time and conditions.

日本の法令に従い、顧客の暗号資産をインターネットから切り離した「コールドウォレット」で管理しており、今回被害を受けたグローバル版のホットウォレットとは別に管理しているため、影響は確認されなかったといいます。

ため is used for both reason and purpose. “成立ではないため” is a reason and “運転手を守るため” a purpose. Decide from the whole sentence whether what precedes is a cause or a goal.

暗号資産取引所Binanceで、過去最大とみられる流出が起きました。

In “発表しました”, ました makes a verb polite past. The negative is “ませんでした”. Read the actual date together with the date and time in the text.

FBIは北朝鮮の関与を発表し、Binanceは損失の約95％を補填したと説明しています。

と takes the content that is reported or explained. In “改定する方針だと報じました”, “改定する方針だ” is what the report said. Separating the content from who said it and how makes long sentences easier to read.

FBIは、盗まれた資産が主にイーサリアム（ETH）に換えられていることを確認し、今後、分散型金融（DeFi）や即時交換サービスで資金洗浄が進むとみています。

“〜すること” treats an action or content like a noun. The particle after it (が・を・は…) shows its role in the sentence. “ことができる” is a fixed combination meaning “can”.