{
  "id": 17245992,
  "title": "Biggest hack in history: Cryptocurrency giant Binance loses $6.3 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/biggest-hack-in-history-cryptocurrency-giant-binance-loses-6-3-billion",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:34:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261030-biggest-hack-in-history-cryptocurrency-giant-binance-loses-6-3-billion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance has been targeted by a record-breaking $6.3 billion cyber heist, with blockchain intelligence firms linking the attack to North Korea. By Thursday night in the US, a coordinated effort by major crypto platforms successfully froze roughly $3 billion of the stolen assets during a high-stakes race to track and secure the digital funds.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Binance hack: Why its US affiliate is unaffected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hack-why-its-us-affiliate-is-unaffected",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:12:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}