Cyber attacks

Alphabet loses $428B after stock plummets; Binance's colossal $6.3B hack

CBS News30 October 2026, 16:53 UTC

Google's parent company, Alphabet, has lost $428 billion after a historic stock drop. Meanwhile, hackers stole $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance in the largest bank heist in history. Threadneedle founder Ann Berry has more.

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