THE INFORMATION · 2026-11-03 18:17 UTC

Binance Says Hackers Used Bogus Job Interview and AI Tool

Binance disclosed that hackers used a fake job interview to trick a software engineer into downloading malicious code, then leveraged an internal AI tool to compromise two other engineers' computers and gain access to wallet infrastructure. The breach, attributed by the FBI to North Korea (which denies involvement), resulted in a $6.3 billion hack. Binance has replenished 98% of stolen tokens and reports $1.7 billion in net inflows over the past 24 hours, with customer withdrawals stabilizing.

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