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  "id": 17751923,
  "title": "Binance hack could become largest crypto heist in history, with over $6bn at risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/binance-hack-could-become-largest-crypto-heist-in-history-with-over",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
    "slug": "arabian-business",
    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/finance/fintech/binance-hack-could-become-largest-crypto-heist-in-history-with-over-6bn-at-risk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The cryptocurrency exchange says a compromised employee laptop may have enabled unauthorised withdrawals, with approximately $3 billion in assets frozen so far.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Bitcoin’s resilience after Binance hack masks market jitters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/bitcoins-resilience-after-binance-hack-masks-market-jitters",
        "published": "2026-11-02T06:35:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Binance hack fallout, U.S. midterms and jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/binance-hack-fallout-u-s-midterms-and-jobs-report-crypto-week-ahead",
        "published": "2026-11-02T09:04:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}