{
  "id": 17515482,
  "title": "FBI accuses North Korea of Binance hack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/fbi-accuses-north-korea-of-binance-hack",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-01T01:48:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-01/fbi-blames-north-korea-binance-cryptocurrency-exchange-hack/107333446"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The FBI has accused North Korean hackers of orchestrating the largest crypto heist in history, stealing $US6.3 billion worth of bitcoin and other digital currency from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance claims to have sufficient funds to cover 90% of the stolen assets. The cybercrime unit, known as TraderTraitor, is believed to be responsible for the malicious activity. The FBI stated that the North Korean state-sponsored group was behind the sophisticated cyber attack. In response, Binance reassured investors by using company funds to replenish 90% of the stolen assets. The FBI is actively working to block transactions, disrupt the money laundering process, and recover the stolen funds. Crypto experts predict that the hackers will attempt to further launder the assets through smaller exchanges and decentralised finance platforms.",
  "summary": "The FBI has backed the opinion of crypto experts, by officially accusing North Korean hackers of stealing more than $US6 billion from cryptocurrency exchange Binance.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "The $6.3bn Binance hack explained — 5 things you need to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/the-6-3bn-binance-hack-explained-5-things-you-need-to-know",
        "published": "2026-10-31T09:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Binance says it has covered 90% of losses from $6.3 billion hack so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/binance-says-it-has-covered-90-of-losses-from-6-3-billion-hack-so-far",
        "published": "2026-10-31T14:59:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Binance recovers 90 percent of stolen assets from hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/binance-recovers-90-percent-of-stolen-assets-from-hack",
        "published": "2026-10-31T19:08:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Binance says has covered 90% of US$6.3bil hack losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/binance-says-has-covered-90-of-us-6-3bil-hack-losses",
        "published": "2026-10-31T23:10:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "The FBI attributes the $6B+ Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor hacking group, which the agency also previously blamed for the ~$1.5B Bybit hack (Kevin Whitelaw/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/the-fbi-attributes-the-6b-binance-hack-to-north-koreas-tradertraitor",
        "published": "2026-11-01T03:10:01.000Z"
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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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