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Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack

The largest crypto theft to date was pulled off by combining some well-known hacking techniques over the course of a few months, according to Binance. A postmortem from the company says the process started in June with one developer downloading a tampered installer apparently spread by a malicious Google ad, exposing details about the engineers and how they work. Then, in September, another…

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  1. BBC News

    Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack (opens BBC News in a new tab)

    An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.

  2. CNBC

    Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto (opens CNBC in a new tab)

    Binance has replenished 98% of $6.34 billion in affected assets, according to a security report the crypto exchange issued Tuesday.

  3. Dawn

    Binance reveals hackers used fake job interviews, malicious code in $6.3bn heist (opens Dawn in a new tab)

    Binance released on Tuesday a detailed investigation into the $6.3 billion hack of its cryptocurrency platform, showing how attackers used fake job interviews and malicious code to steal the funds. The crypto exchange said it had replenished 98 per cent of…

  4. ARY News

    Binance reveals hackers used fake job interviews, malicious code in $6-bn heist (opens ARY News in a new tab)

  5. The Guardian

    Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’ (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job interviews, malicious software and an internal AI tool, the company has revealed.…

  6. The Verge

    Binance says hackers used fake job interviews and an internal AI tool to pull off the $6.3 billion heist (opens The Verge in a new tab)

    The largest crypto theft to date was pulled off by combining some well-known hacking techniques over the course of a few months, according to Binance. A postmortem from the company says the process started in June with one developer downloading a tampered…