Binance hackers used fake job interviews in record heist
Headline from Japan Times · First reported · Updated · 9 sources, 12 articles
What's being reported
The crypto exchange has said that it will bear the financial cost but the exchange paused withdrawals for almost two days after the incident.
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A Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced
North Korean hackers pulled off the biggest cyber heist ever by duping a Binance engineer into thinking he was being recruited for a job, the crypto exchange says.
Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’
Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job interviews, malicious software and an internal AI tool, the company has revealed. The world’s largest cryptocurrency…
Binance reveals hackers used fake job interviews, malicious code in $6.3bn heist
Binance released on Tuesday a detailed investigation into the $6.3 billion hack of its cryptocurrency platform, showing how attackers used fake job interviews and malicious code to steal the funds. The crypto exchange said it had replenished 98 per cent of the affected assets by drawing on its own…
Binance Says Hackers Plotted $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist for Months
A report from the cryptocurrency exchange described a monthslong campaign involving fake job interviews that exploited an engineer’s work computer and an internal A.I. tool.
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Binance hackers used fake job interviews in record heist
The crypto exchange has said that it will bear the financial cost but the exchange paused withdrawals for almost two days after the incident.
What the historic heist of Binance means for crypto
It was the largest heist ever.
Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto
Binance has replenished 98% of $6.34 billion in affected assets, according to a security report the crypto exchange issued Tuesday.
Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack
An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.
