JAPAN TIMES · 2026-11-03 23:17 UTC

Binance hackers used fake job interviews in record heist

Binance reported a $6.3 billion heist attributed to North Korean hackers who used fake job interviews and malicious software in a sophisticated multi-stage campaign. An engineer was contacted via a job platform by someone posing as a project director, then interviewed by someone claiming to be a CEO of a fictitious company, and tricked into downloading malicious code. Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng said the attack combined fake recruitment, malicious software disguised as developer tools, compromised devices, and AI techniques over many months.

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