Milliarden-Hack: Hacker nutzten fingiertes Vorstellungsgespräch für Attacke auf Binance

Paris/New York. A manipulated AI tool and fabricated job interview have allowed hackers to bypass security measures at the crypto trading platform Binance and carry out a billion-dollar heist. The cyber attack, which saw the hackers steal $6.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency from Binance's IT systems last week, began as early as June according to the company's analysis of the events.

The FBI and private analysis firms have blamed state-sponsored hackers from North Korea for the attack. A Binance employee downloaded a KI tool in June and the company changed passwords, but the hackers used this to uncover the identities of the employee and several colleagues. In September, a second software developer downloaded "damaging codestreams" onto his computer when he conducted a virtual job interview with the CEO of a fictitious company.

On October 20th, the hackers gained control of the IT system via his computer and a KI tool. Nine days later, they used the employee's computer and stolen passwords to place a malicious script that executed the attack. Binance stated that this should not have happened and apologized for the concerns, disruptions, and uncertainty this caused for its users, partners, and the entire industry.

Following the cyber attack, investors fled Binance in droves, with the company reporting that customers initially withdrew $4.6 billion, but now around a billion dollars has been returned. Experts believe that institutional investors may become more cautious in the crypto market, potentially slowing the influx of capital.