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Binance halts trading after biggest-ever crypto hack

Binance halted trading Thursday after hackers allegedly linked to North Korea stole more than $6 billion, the largest crypto hack in history. Why it matters : The attack comes after a wave of high-profile cyber intrusions and data breaches during "Black October," when a series of security incidents

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Most outlets converge on Binance as the subject and on the theft being a record-breaking crypto hack at about $6.3 billion, though BleepingComputer’s first item and Tom’s Hardware give lower estimates of $5.8 billion and $5.6 billion. Several outlets foreground attribution and recovery, with BBC, NPR, TechCrunch, Bloomberg Technology, CBS News, and Wired emphasizing suspected North Korean links, while CNBC and Reuters lean more toward what comes next, including frozen funds and how recovery might work. The New York Times and The Hill add separate angles: Binance covering losses in one NYT item, and Trump’s remarks in The Hill’s piece.

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