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  "id": 17188089,
  "title": "The $6.3 billion Binance hack: What we know so far about the biggest crypto heist in history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-6-3-billion-binance-hack-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-biggest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:49:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/30/what-we-know-about-binance-hack-biggest-crypto-heist/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The cryptocurrency industry has been shaken by a massive hack on Binance, the world's largest digital currency exchange. The hack resulted in billions of dollars being drained from Binance's accounts, making it the most significant security incident in the industry's history. Binance announced that a compromised developer laptop is likely responsible for the hack, which is being investigated by security researchers, Elon Musk, and the company itself. Binance stated that the hacker gained access to a service container and submitted unauthorized withdrawal transactions through a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop. The estimated total impact of the hack is around $6.3 billion, with the hacker taking $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, $1 billion in Ethereum, and around $1 billion in Tether and USDC stablecoins. The exact nature of the hack is still unclear, but security firm TRM and others believe North Korea is almost certainly behind it. As of now, the funds stolen from Binance are not known to be permanently lost, but they have been moved to the crypto lending platform Aave, where the hacker posted them as collateral for a loan in Ethereum. The hack has had an impact on the crypto markets, with major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum experiencing a drop in value of around 3%.",
  "summary": "There are unconfirmed reports North Korea is behind the massive hack.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ProPakistani",
        "title": "Binance Hit by Possibly the Biggest Hack in Crypto History",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hit-by-possibly-the-biggest-hack-in-crypto-history",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:12:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Binance crypto exchange confirms major hack, more than $2.5 billion frozen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-crypto-exchange-confirms-major-hack-more-than-2-5-billion",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:41:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "$6 billion Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether tumbling; Standard Chartered expects more pain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/6-billion-binance-hack-sends-bitcoin-ether-tumbling-standard",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:00:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Binance Halts Withdrawals After $6.3 Billion Hack, The Biggest In Crypto History",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-halts-withdrawals-after-6-3-billion-hack-the-biggest-in",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:22:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Insurance Journal",
        "title": "Binance Estimates $6.3 Billion Hacked in Crypto’s Biggest-Ever Heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-estimates-6-3-billion-hacked-in-cryptos-biggest-ever-heist",
        "published": "2026-10-30T07:41:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}