Binance hackers used fake job interview in US$6.3 billion attack
Fake job interviews are a well-known hacking technique.
Binance announced a record US$6.3 billion heist carried out through a fake job interview and malicious software hidden in an advertisement in a November 3 report. The hackers infiltrated the computers of two Binance software engineers using a compromised tool downloaded from the internet in June. In September, a second engineer unknowingly downloaded malicious code after an interview with a fictitious company.
On October 29, the hackers used the compromised systems to steal 233.46 million XRP from Binance's hot wallets, followed by other cryptocurrencies. The FBI attributed the attack to a North Korean hacking group, which North Korea denied. Binance reported detecting and preventing 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyberthreats in 2026, highlighting the growing vulnerability of digital assets to cybercrime.
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