{
  "id": 17208167,
  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:14:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/6-3-billion-gone-north-korea-link-inside-the-crypto-heist-at-worlds-largest-exchange-binance/articleshow/135351366.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hackers executed the largest theft in cryptocurrency history by stealing $6.36 billion from Binance wallets. The theft involved moving funds across 10 blockchains in a short time span. TRM Labs has linked the attack to TraderTraitor, an elite hacking unit from North Korea. Binance has committed to covering all losses through its Secure Asset Fund for Users.",
  "key_points": [],
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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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:06:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Binance was hit by the biggest crypto hack ever, losing about $6.3 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-was-hit-by-the-biggest-crypto-hack-ever-losing-about-6-3",
        "published": "2026-10-30T12:50:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}