{
  "id": 18369508,
  "title": "Mercado Bitcoin Hack $8 Million Larger Than First Reported",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/mercado-bitcoin-hack-8-million-larger-than-first-reported",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T20:41:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/mercado-bitcoin-hack-8-million-larger-than-first-reported/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hackers stole tens of millions of dollars from Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin earlier this week. And while the company was able to contain the cyberattack, blockchain data shows hackers continued their theft for around four hours after the exchange said it had the situation contained, CoinDesk reported Thursday (Nov. 5). The hackers drained 36,042 […] The post Mercado Bitcoin…",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}