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Hackers stole US$ 6.3 billion in cryptocurrencies, Binance estimates

Original in Portuguese: Hackers roubaram US$ 6,3 bi em criptomoedas, estima Binance

Told by 4 newspapers in 2 countries, between 07:00 and 14:00 on 30 October 2026.

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In short

Binance estimates that hackers stole about $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency.1 Metrópoles says North Korean hackers may be behind the theft, while Gazeta do Povo describes it as the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.2 3 Expresso highlights that the theft took only 20 minutes and amounts to about €5.6 billion.4

AIMade at 14:31, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

According to Brazilian and Portuguese newspapers, a large cryptocurrency theft has been reported, and North Korea is named as a possible perpetrator.1 2 33 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

Metrópoles says North Korean hackers «may be behind» the theft, while Gazeta do Povo states directly that North Korea carried out the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.1 2
Expresso reports that 20 minutes were enough to withdraw €5.6 billion from Binance, a figure and timeframe the other two headlines do not mention.3

Who is involved

North Korea is the actor named as responsible in all three headlines, but the headlines do not report any response or position from it.1 2 3
Binance is mentioned as the entity from which the funds were withdrawn, without the headlines reporting its position.3

AIMade at 07:16 from 3 headlines from 2 countries. Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

Poder360 · Brazil · 07:25Hackers roubaram US$ 6,3 bi em criptomoedas, estima BinanceRead at the newspaper ↗
Metrópoles · Brazil · 08:25Hackers da Coreia do Norte podem estar por trás de roubo de criptomoedasRead at the newspaper ↗
Gazeta do Povo · Brazil · 13:25Coreia do Norte realiza maior roubo de criptomoedas da históriaRead at the newspaper ↗
Expresso · Portugal · 14:3020 minutos chegaram para tirar €5,6 mil milhões da Binance: o que se sabe sobre o maior roubo de criptomoedas de sempre?Read at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

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