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  "id": 17202576,
  "title": "Binance freezes assets following historic $6.3 billion crypto exchange heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-freezes-assets-following-historic-6-3-billion-crypto-exchange",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:06:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1574311/binance-freezes-assets-following-historic-6-3-billion-crypto-exchange-heist/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hackers stole an estimated $6.3 billion from Binance in what industry analysts confirm as the largest crypto currency heist in history. The massive security breach targeted Binance wallets across ten distinct blockchain networks, shifting most stolen digital assets within 20 minutes. US blockchain intelligence firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis attributed the sophisticated attack to North […]",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Binance pledges to cover all losses from a ~$6.3B hack, potentially the largest crypto theft ever, surpassing the $1.5B Bybit hack in February 2025 (South China Morning Post)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-pledges-to-cover-all-losses-from-a-6-3b-hack-potentially-the",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News - Finance",
        "title": "Crypto platform Binance confirms US$6.3bn hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/crypto-platform-binance-confirms-us-6-3bn-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-30T07:00:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Engadget",
        "title": "Binance hacked for an estimated $6.3 billion in record crypto theft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hacked-for-an-estimated-6-3-billion-in-record-crypto-theft",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:24:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Crypto markets slide as Binance probes $6.3B security breach, aims to resume withdrawals in 48 hours",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/crypto-markets-slide-as-binance-probes-6-3b-security-breach-aims-to",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:55:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "$6.3bn gone, N Korea link: Inside crypto heist at world's largest exchange Binance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/6-3bn-gone-n-korea-link-inside-crypto-heist-at-worlds-largest",
        "published": "2026-10-30T09:14:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Binance hack update: How the $6.3 billion crypto hack happened",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hack-update-how-the-6-3-billion-crypto-hack-happened",
        "published": "2026-10-30T11:10:55.000Z"
      }
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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."
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