Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack
Headline from BBC News · First reported Nov 3, 11:19 AM ET () · Updated Nov 3, 4:30 PM ET · 7 sources, 7 articles
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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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Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’
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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.
