{
  "id": 17529161,
  "title": "FBI Links North Korean Hackers To Record $6.3 Billion Binance Crypto Heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/fbi-links-north-korean-hackers-to-record-6-3-billion-binance-crypto",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T03:11:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/fbi-links-north-korean-hackers-to-record-63-billion-binance-crypto-heist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, the FBI announced that North Korean hackers orchestrated the largest crypto heist in history, stealing $6.3 billion from Binance in a matter of minutes. The bureau linked the attack to \"malicious cyber activity\" by an entity known as TraderTraitor, the same group responsible for a $1.5 billion hack of Bybit last year. The FBI urged crypto exchanges, blockchain analytics firms, and others to block transactions linked to specific addresses to prevent the laundered funds from covering the heist's origin. TraderTraitor was found to be converting stolen assets primarily into Ethereum. Despite President Trump's initial uncertainty about North Korea's involvement, experts believe the hackers will break the stolen assets into smaller pieces and attempt to launder them through smaller exchanges to evade detection.",
  "summary": "New York: The theft of billions of dollars from Binance within a matter of minutes, the biggest crypto heist in history, was orchestrated by North Korean hackers, the FBI has said. The bureau said in a statement on Saturday that this week's attack was tied to “malicious cyber activity” by an entity known as TraderTraitor, the same actors behind a USD 1.5 billion Bybit hack last year. The FBI…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}