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  "id": 18763676,
  "title": "Binance says CFO Kaiser Ng is leaving to \"pursue a new venture\" days after a $6.3B hack, citing a six-month transition plan, and names Justin Yek as CFO (Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/binance-says-cfo-kaiser-ng-is-leaving-to-pursue-a-new-venture-days",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-07T18:01:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-07/binance-says-kaiser-ng-leaving-names-justin-yek-new-cfo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Binance Holdings Ltd. announced that Chief Financial Officer Kaiser Ng is leaving the company to pursue a new venture. According to Bloomberg, the company has named Justin Yek as the new CFO and is implementing a six-month transition plan.\n\nThe leadership change follows a $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance users that occurred last month, according to TechCrunch. Hindustan Times - World News reports that both the FBI and Binance have blamed North Korea for the hack, while blockchain investigation firms have attributed the attack to a North Korean hacking group called “TraderTraitor.” North Korea has denied these accusations, calling them fabricated political provocations.",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T05:48:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Hackers paid $15 to drain $2.5bn from Binance in one hit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/hackers-paid-15-to-drain-2-5bn-from-binance-in-one-hit",
        "published": "2026-11-06T07:00:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "North Korea's army of world-class hackers is secret weapon that took down Binance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/north-koreas-army-of-world-class-hackers-is-secret-weapon-that-took-18456846",
        "published": "2026-11-06T07:02:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "North Korea's army of world-class hackers is secret weapon that took down Binance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/north-koreas-army-of-world-class-hackers-is-secret-weapon-that-took-18460539",
        "published": "2026-11-06T07:17:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "North Korea's army of hackers: Kim Jong Un’s ‘secret weapon’ behind the $6.3-billion Binance hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/north-koreas-army-of-hackers-kim-jong-uns-secret-weapon-behind-the-6",
        "published": "2026-11-06T09:37:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Hackers paid US$15 to drain US$2.5b from Binance in one hit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/hackers-paid-us-15-to-drain-us-2-5b-from-binance-in-one-hit",
        "published": "2026-11-06T09:41:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Binance’s $6.3B hack leaves questions over hot wallet safeguards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/binances-6-3b-hack-leaves-questions-over-hot-wallet-safeguards",
        "published": "2026-11-06T10:40:57.000Z"
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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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