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Binance Blames Fake Job Interview and Compromised AI Tools for $6.3 Billion Hack, Raising Alarms Over Crypto Security

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Binance Blames Fake Job Interview and Compromised AI Tools for $6.3 Billion Hack, Raising Alarms Over Crypto Security

Binance logo on the smartphone screen and the concept of hacker at the blurred backgroundBinance has disclosed new details about the sophisticated cyberattack that resulted in the theft of approximately $6.34 billion in cryptocurrency last week, revealing that hackers used fake job interviews, compromised developer tools and internal artificial intelligence systems to infiltrate the exchange’s wallet infrastructure. Compromised Software and Social Engineering In a report published Tuesday, Binance outlined […]

Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/security/binance-fake-job-interview-compromised-ai-tools-6-3b-hack/

Sources: news.bitcoin.com · Reuters · BBC · Bloomberg · The Defiant

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