{
  "id": 18779302,
  "title": "Binance hackers used over 10,000 wallets to move stolen billions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/binance-hackers-used-over-10-000-wallets-to-move-stolen-billions",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-07T19:27:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/binance-hackers-used-over-10000-wallets-to-move-stolen-billions-1.500739864"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The $6.3 billion Binance cryptocurrency theft involved hackers spreading stolen funds across more than 10,000 digital wallets, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. The attackers used cryptocurrency services to move and obscure the money trail, moving portions through exchanges like THORChain and Wasabi Wallet. The FBI urged cryptocurrency service operators to block transactions linked to the theft, but some continued. Bitquery traced approximately $333 million in stolen cryptocurrency moved towards cash-out services during the first week after the breach, with THORChain accounting for about $113 million. While approximately half of the stolen funds had been frozen, the attackers still controlled nearly $3 billion.",
  "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."
}