TIMES OF INDIA · 2026-11-03 17:05 UTC

'This should not have happened': Binance says North Korean hackers used LinkedIn to trap engineer into the history's biggest crypto theft

North Korean hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance through social engineering attacks targeting engineers via LinkedIn fake job interviews and malicious software. Binance recovered $2.5 billion after Tether and Circle froze stolen stablecoins, and replenished 98% of stolen coins using reserves. The company apologized for the breach and said it had previously detected and prevented 57 North Korea-related hacking attempts in 2026.

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