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  "id": 17140386,
  "title": "Binance Says User Funds Are ‘Completely Safe’ Following ‘Potential Security Issue’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/binance-says-user-funds-are-completely-safe-following-potential",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T22:14:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
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    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/10/29/binance-says-user-funds-are-completely-safe-following-potential-security-issue/"
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  "summary": "The cryptocurrency exchange said its security teams are reviewing information with “urgency.”",
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        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Multi-billion Binance hack hitting crypto markets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/multi-billion-binance-hack-hitting-crypto-markets",
        "published": "2026-10-29T21:12:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Crypto giant Binance investigating security concerns amid reports of hack: 'User funds are completely safe'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/crypto-giant-binance-investigating-security-concerns-amid-reports-of",
        "published": "2026-10-29T21:44:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Multi-Billion Binance Hack Hitting Crypto Markets",
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        "published": "2026-10-29T22:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Binance hack rattles crypto markets as BNB falls 7%, Bitcoin slides",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/binance-hack-rattles-crypto-markets-as-bnb-falls-7-bitcoin-slides",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:24:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Suspected billion-dollar Binance hack sends fear through crypto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/suspected-billion-dollar-binance-hack-sends-fear-through-crypto",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Binance halts withdrawals amid $5.3 bln crypto hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/binance-halts-withdrawals-amid-5-3-bln-crypto-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:35:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Binance probes possible $5.7 billion crypto hack, possibly the biggest in history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/binance-probes-possible-5-7-billion-crypto-hack-possibly-the-biggest",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:47:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Crypto platform Binance confirms major hack, more than US$2.5bil frozen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/updated-crypto-platform-binance-confirms-major-hack-more-than-us-2",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:53:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Crypto firms freeze billions amid suspected Binance hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/crypto-firms-freeze-billions-amid-suspected-binance-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:05:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News - Finance",
        "title": "Crypto platform Binance confirms major hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/crypto-platform-binance-confirms-major-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:07:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Binance sees $5.9 billion outflow amid reports of major crypto breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-sees-5-9-billion-outflow-amid-reports-of-major-crypto-breach",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:18:03.000Z"
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