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  "id": 17266915,
  "title": "Binance hack: Investigators in a 'cat and mouse game' to recover $6.3 billion in stolen funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hack-investigators-in-a-cat-and-mouse-game-to-recover-6-3-17266915",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:08:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC Technology",
    "slug": "cnbc-technology",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/30/binance-hack-stolen-crypto-recovery.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than $6 billion in crypto was stolen from Binance, setting off a race to recover the funds before North Korea-linked hackers can launder them into cash.",
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    "outlets": 7,
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Binance says it has reserved $6.34B+ in company funds, including $5B already held in impacted token assets, to deal with the fallout from the $6.3B hack (Rajveer Singh Pardesi/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-says-it-has-reserved-6-34b-in-company-funds-including-5b",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:30:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Binance suspends withdrawals and freezes funds after $6.3bn hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-suspends-withdrawals-and-freezes-funds-after-6-3bn-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:51:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Recap: How Binance’s record $6.3B hack unfolded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/recap-how-binances-record-6-3b-hack-unfolded",
        "published": "2026-10-30T16:53:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "The $6.3 billion Binance hack has been linked to North Korean hackers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-6-3-billion-binance-hack-has-been-linked-to-north-korean-hackers",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:16:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(2nd LD) N. Korean hackers blamed for record US$6.36 bln Binance cryptocurrency theft: U.S. firm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/2nd-ld-n-korean-hackers-blamed-for-record-us-6-36-bln-binance",
        "published": "2026-10-30T21:13:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump says US looking into Binance hack: 'We don't know' if North Korea responsible",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-says-us-looking-into-binance-hack-we-dont-know-if-north-korea",
        "published": "2026-10-30T21:46:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
}