{
  "id": 17217230,
  "title": "Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion From Binance in Record Crypto Heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/hackers-steal-6-3-billion-from-binance-in-record-crypto-heist",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T10:46:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/cybersecurity/2026/hackers-steal-6-3-billion-from-binance-in-record-crypto-heist/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hackers have stolen $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in the biggest crypto theft ever. The attack breaks the previous record by a wide margin. It also comes at a hard time for digital assets, which were already under pressure from higher U.S. interest rates and weaker demand from exchange-traded fund buyers. […] The post Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion From…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Binance hackers stole $6.3 billion in record-breaking crypto heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hackers-stole-6-3-billion-in-record-breaking-crypto-heist",
        "published": "2026-10-30T11:44:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}