FORTUNE · 2026-11-03 15:16 UTC

North Korea used LinkedIn, fake job interviews to trick Binance engineer in $6.3 billion hack

North Korean hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance in the largest crypto hack ever, using fake LinkedIn job interviews and malicious software to trick engineers into downloading compromised files. Binance recovered $2.5 billion after Tether and Circle froze stolen stablecoins, and has replenished 98% of stolen coins from reserves. The attack combined social engineering through fake recruitment with a tampered Homebrew software download that revealed critical information about wallet managers.

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