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Binance Was Hacked. What Protections Exist for Crypto Customers?

After a $6.3 billion hack, the company said it was going to reimburse customers who had losses.

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The chief executive of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, speaking via video at a Hong Kong conference in 2023.

Binance Lost Over $6 Billion in Crypto Hack. Here’s What to Know.

30 October 2026 at 19:32
Hackers made off with around $6 billion in digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history. Binance said it will cover the losses.

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A cryptocurrency kiosk.

Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts

19 October 2026 at 22:28
OpenCode is an open source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code.
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