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  "id": 17689758,
  "title": "FBI Links Record $6.3 Billion Binance Crypto Heist to North Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/fbi-links-record-6-3-billion-binance-crypto-heist-to-north-korea",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T21:55:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
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    "url": "https://www.inc.com/kevin-haynes/fbi-links-record-6-3-billion-binance-crypto-heist-to-north-korea/91429394"
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  "summary": "Federal investigators identified TraderTraitor as the hacking operation that compromised an engineer’s laptop to pull off last week’s theft. Binance pledges to fully reimburse customers.",
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        "title": "Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Binance’s US$6b crypto heist: Five things to know about North Korea’s TraderTraitor hackers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/binances-us-6b-crypto-heist-five-things-to-know-about-north-koreas",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack",
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        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/crypto-firm-binance-covers-90-of-losses-after-6-3bn-hack-17582866",
        "published": "2026-11-01T09:28:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "FBI says North Korea was behind $6.3 billion Binance heist, the biggest crypto hack in history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/fbi-says-north-korea-was-behind-6-3-billion-binance-heist-the-biggest",
        "published": "2026-11-01T16:20:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "$6.3bn Crypto Theft: Binance gives fresh update as Trump seeks FBI probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/6-3bn-crypto-theft-binance-gives-fresh-update-as-trump-seeks-fbi-probe",
        "published": "2026-11-01T17:59:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "North Korea blamed for crypto heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/north-korea-blamed-for-crypto-heist",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:31:20.000Z"
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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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