{
  "id": 18005403,
  "title": "Binance hackers used fake job interview in $6.3 billion attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/binance-hackers-used-fake-job-interview-in-6-3-billion-attack-18005403",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T18:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261104/binance-hackers-used-fake-job-interview-in-63-billion-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hackers employed a deceptive job interview and a malicious advertisement to infiltrate the computers of Binance's software engineers. Subsequently, a third computer was utilized to siphon off $6.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency, marking the largest-ever financial theft. Binance disclosed the intricate, multi-stage hacking scheme that commenced in June, ultimately culminating in the heist on Thursday. Despite Binance's swift efforts to fortify its system and halt withdrawals upon detecting the attack, the cybercriminals managed to continue stealing crypto from the exchange for nearly four hours following the initial breach, according to Binance. The FBI has implicated a North Korean hacking group, a claim that North Korea has vehemently denied. Binance has pledged to reimburse all customers affected by the stolen funds. This audacious attack has sparked inquiries into how hackers managed to breach the world's largest crypto exchange after years of escalating North Korean-linked assaults, which have become increasingly ambitious and frequent.",
  "summary": "PARIS/DETROIT — Hackers used a bogus job interview and software hidden in an advertisement to compromise the computers of two Binance software engineers before using a third's computer to drain $6.3 billion worth of crypto in last week's record heist, the exchange said on Tuesday. In its initial report on how hackers pulled off what could be the largest-ever financial theft, Binance detailed a…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Chainalysis and Elliptic expect North Korean hackers to take months to launder the Binance proceeds, utilizing scripted automation and DeFi lending protocols (Financial Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/chainalysis-and-elliptic-expect-north-korean-hackers-to-take-months",
        "published": "2026-11-03T11:40:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}