{
  "id": 17202163,
  "title": "North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/north-korean-group-blamed-for-6-3bn-binance-hack-in-biggest-ever",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:19:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/29/binance-crypto-exchange-hack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cryptocurrency exchange scrambles to freeze affected, with about $3bn located so far The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has been hit by an industry-record $6.3bn (£4.7bn) hack, with experts identifying North Korea as the likely culprit. Binance has scrambled to freeze the affected assets, with about $3bn located so far. The company gave no update on the other $3.3bn as Binance’s…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Factbox-Where Binance’s $6.3 billion breach ranks in crypto’s biggest hacks and heists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/factbox-where-binances-6-3-billion-breach-ranks-in-cryptos-biggest",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:30:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Binance hack bites India's largest crypto exchange as it curbs futures trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hack-bites-indias-largest-crypto-exchange-as-it-curbs-futures",
        "published": "2026-10-30T05:43:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Binance’s $6.3bn heist is the biggest . . . but not the first",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binances-6-3bn-heist-is-the-biggest-but-not-the-first",
        "published": "2026-10-30T10:50:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}