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Who could be behind the Binance hack and what we know so far

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Binance has been hit by what could be the biggest crypto hack ever - here's what we know so far

What the coverage shows

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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