{
  "id": 17491403,
  "title": "FBI Confirms: North Korea Behind Billion-Dollar Crypto Theft at Binance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/fbi-bestatigt-nordkorea-steckt-hinter-milliardenschwerem-krypto",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-31T23:03:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
    "slug": "nzz-wirtschaft",
    "url": "https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/fbi-bestaetigt-nordkorea-steckt-hinter-milliardenschwerem-krypto-diebstahl-bei-binance-ld.10050756"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The FBI has attributed a massive hack on cryptocurrency exchange Binance to the North Korean hacking group \"TraderTraitor\". The attack, worth over $6 billion, is considered the largest on a digital currency exchange to date. Binance has announced that it will cover most of the losses, with 90% of the stolen amount already being covered, and plans to resume withdrawals on Sunday. The exchange had temporarily suspended all deposits and withdrawals following the hack. TRM Labs found that the attackers moved most of the stolen $6.36 billion within 20 minutes.",
  "summary": "The largest hack attack on a digital currency exchange to date was carried out by the North Korean hacker group \"TraderTraitor\". Binance announces that it will bear most of the damage itself.",
  "key_points": [
    "North Korea orchestrated $6.36 billion crypto heist at Binance",
    "North Korean hacker group TraderTraitor carried out attack",
    "Binance plans to cover most loss, freezing 90% of stolen funds"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}