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  "id": 17221179,
  "title": "How the Binance hack happened and who was behind it?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/how-the-binance-hack-happened-and-who-was-behind-it",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T11:50:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews Business",
    "slug": "euronews-business",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/how-the-binance-hack-happened-and-who-was-behind-it"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A staggering $6.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from the world's largest exchange, Binance, in what experts are calling the \"biggest hack in history.\" The attack is suspected to have been orchestrated by a North Korean hacking group, known as TraderTraitor, according to blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs.",
  "summary": "Investigators say several factors may have been involved, including a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop, with signs pointing to North Korean actors being responsible.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 10,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Binance investigates potential multibillion-dollar hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/binance-investigates-potential-multibillion-dollar-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-29T21:24:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Circle, Tether freeze funds impacted by potential Binance 'security issue'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/circle-tether-freeze-funds-impacted-by-potential-binance-security",
        "published": "2026-10-29T22:03:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Binance \"temporarily suspended\" all deposits and withdrawals as it investigates security issues and works with law enforcement; Binance.US says it's unaffected (George Steer/Financial Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-temporarily-suspended-all-deposits-and-withdrawals-as-it",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "TRM Labs attributes the Binance hack to North Korea-based TraderTraitor, which drained ~$6.36B from Binance wallets across 10 blockchains, mostly in ~20 minutes (Tom Westbrook/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trm-labs-attributes-the-binance-hack-to-north-korea-based",
        "published": "2026-10-30T05:00:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "What we know about Binance's $6.3bn hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/what-we-know-about-binances-6-3bn-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:02:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/blockchain-intelligence-firms-link-north-korea-to-6-3b-hack-on-binance",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:28:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "FBI and US Secret Service working with Binance after $6.3 billion hack, source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fbi-and-us-secret-service-working-with-binance-after-6-3-billion-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-30T11:53:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "FBI and US Secret Service working with Binance after $6.3 billion hack, source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fbi-and-us-secret-service-working-with-binance-after-6-3-billion-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-30T11:54:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/blockchain-intelligence-firms-link-north-korea-to-6-3b-hack-on-binance-17231738",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:01:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}