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  "id": 17422595,
  "title": "What to know about the $6.3B hack on Binance, likely the biggest-ever crypto theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/what-to-know-about-the-6-3b-hack-on-binance-likely-the-biggest-ever",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:14:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/what-to-know-about-the-6-3b-hack-on-binance-likely-the-biggest-ever-crypto-theft"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, announced on Friday that hackers stole over $6 billion in what appears to be the biggest cryptocurrency heist on record. Blockchain firms have pointed to North Korean hacking unit TraderTraitor as the likely source of the attack. Binance has set aside more than $6.34 billion of its funds to cover the stolen assets and is working to recover them for users. The exchange has frozen around $3 billion in affected assets and is working nonstop to resolve the issue. President Donald Trump stated that U.S. officials are investigating the hack, while Binance's co-CEO, Richard Teng, confirmed that the company's hot wallet was compromised. Experts have linked the attack to North Korea's elite hacking unit, citing similarities with previous North Korea-linked heists. Analysts warn that such a large-scale cyber attack, especially with the rise of AI, could become more commonplace in the future.",
  "summary": "Here's what we know about the hack, possible North Korean involvement and Binance's investigation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "North Korea blamed after hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record crypto heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/north-korea-blamed-after-hackers-steal-6-3-billion-from-binance-in",
        "published": "2026-10-31T06:30:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Inside World's Largest Crypto Heist: How Binance's $6.3 Billion Was Stolen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/inside-worlds-largest-crypto-heist-how-binances-6-3-billion-was-stolen",
        "published": "2026-10-31T09:30:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Binance hit by 6.3 billion dollar crypto theft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/binance-hit-by-6-3-billion-dollar-crypto-theft",
        "published": "2026-10-31T11:16:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Binance, crypto and hacks: What to know about keeping coin safe as cyber criminals advance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/binance-crypto-and-hacks-what-to-know-about-keeping-coin-safe-as",
        "published": "2026-10-31T14:26:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "A simple explainer of the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist at Binance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/a-simple-explainer-of-the-massive-6-3-billion-crypto-heist-at-binance",
        "published": "2026-10-31T18:11:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
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