Billion-Dollar Hack: Hackers Used Fake Job Interview to Attack Binance
Initial analysis results of the billion-dollar heist at Binance show that the hacking attack began as early as June. A AI tool also played a role in it.
Binance, a cryptocurrency trading platform, was hacked for $6.3 billion in cryptocurrencies last week. The cyberattack, attributed to state-sponsored North Korean hackers by the FBI and private analysis firms, began in June. A manipulated AI tool and a fake job interview were used to gain access to Binance's systems. An employee had downloaded the AI tool in June, and another developer loaded malicious code during a virtual job interview in September. The hackers took control of the systems on October 20, executing the attack nine days later.
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