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  "id": 17174588,
  "title": "Binance security breach has $6.3 billion impact in potential record crypto heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-security-breach-has-6-3-billion-impact-in-potential-record",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:48:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261030-binance-security-breach-has-6-3-billion-impact-in-potential-record-crypto-heist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Binance said on Thursday that a security breach had affected an estimated $6.3 billion in assets, potentially making it the biggest cryptocurrency heist on record. The world's largest crypto exchange said it had recovered or frozen about $3 billion, while the incident sent Bitcoin and other digital currencies lower.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Binance's possible hack triggers US$3 billion freeze in crypto assets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binances-possible-hack-triggers-us-3-billion-freeze-in-crypto-assets",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:46:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}