{
  "id": 17256377,
  "title": "Binance hack: What we know about the largest cryptocurrency theft in history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hack-what-we-know-about-the-largest-cryptocurrency-theft-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:56:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/10/30/binance-hack-what-we-know-about-the-largest-cryptocurrency-theft-in-history_6767471_13.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two major players in cryptoasset analysis, TRM Labs and Chainalysis, have attributed the attack to hackers acting on behalf of North Korean authorities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Binance cryptocurrency exchange hack linked to North Korea, experts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-cryptocurrency-exchange-hack-linked-to-north-korea-experts-say",
        "published": "2026-10-30T12:50:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in largest cryptocurrency theft in history, suspicion falls on North Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/hackers-steal-6-3-billion-from-binance-in-largest-cryptocurrency",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:18:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Binance hack appears to be the work of North Korea - reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hack-appears-to-be-the-work-of-north-korea-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:58:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korean hackers blamed for record US$6.36 bln Binance cryptocurrency theft: U.S. firm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/n-korean-hackers-blamed-for-record-us-6-36-bln-binance-cryptocurrency",
        "published": "2026-10-30T16:01:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "How hackers stole billions from Binance: Insights into cryptocurrency security flaws",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/how-hackers-stole-billions-from-binance-insights-into-cryptocurrency",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:40:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}