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  "id": 17248571,
  "title": "North Korea linked to $6.3B Binance hack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/north-korea-linked-to-6-3b-binance-hack",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:40:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6184178-north-korea-binance-crypto-hack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A North Korea-based cybercrime group appears to be behind a $6.3 billion hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two blockchain intelligence firms. Both TRM Labs and Chainalysis tied the largest crypto hack on record to TraderTraitor, a North Korean hacking unit that has previously targeted the digital asset industry. Billions of dollars' worth...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deutsche Welle Science",
        "title": "Cryptocurrency exchange Binance suspends trading amid a suspected cyberattack now linked to North Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/cryptocurrency-exchange-binance-suspends-trading-amid-a-suspected",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Binance suspends withdrawals and freezes funds amid $6.3bn hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-suspends-withdrawals-and-freezes-funds-amid-6-3bn-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:54:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}