Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack
Headline from BBC News · First reported Nov 3, 9:08 AM ET () · Updated Nov 3, 4:30 PM ET · 8 sources, 11 articles
What's being reported
An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.
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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.
