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  Binance published the postmortem on its $6.34 billion hack. It started in June. An engineer searched for an AI coding tool. Downloaded a tampered Homebrew installer. Binance caught it. Replaced the laptop. Rotated the credentials. But the attackers had already learned who

  @cyber_razzX4d ago5.6k▲view on X ↗
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  Okay, what idiot uses their WORK COMPUTER to do a job interview?! Wait, was this guy WORKING FOR A CRYPTO EXCHANGE?!?! BleepingComputer: Binance says fake job interview led to $6.3 billion crypto heist "...Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says North Korean hackers used a fake job interview to trick an employee into installing malware that…

  ai6yr@m.ai6yr.orgMastodon4d ago135▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  There it is, from the @reuters.com wire: BINANCE SAYS HACKERS USED BOGUS JOB INTERVIEW TO HACK EMPLOYEE AND STEAL CRYPTOCURRENCY

  raphae.liBluesky4d ago122▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  The article in Fortune [1] says "According to a Binance spokesperson, employees with non-public-facing roles are not allowed to maintain LinkedIn profiles."How common is that? I understand many companies asking employers to not list where they work (for security reasons). But, not allowed to have a LinkedIn profile, period.[1]

  CqtGLRGcukpyHacker News4d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  They have already suceeded in turning politivs into a team sport and found the dumbest 1/3 of people who refuse to vote in their best interest. And then there's the other layer where they manage to convince everyone that millennials are to blame for everything somehow, and gen z and alpha are too lazy and stupid to do anything.

  gentlegreengiantr/technology5d agoview on r/technology ↗
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  Binance just published how $6.34 billion walked out the door. June: an engineer searches for a popular AI coding tool, clicks a search result, and installs a tampered homebrew. Binance catches it, replaces the laptop, rotates the credentials. the attackers now know who works on

  @T3chFalconX4d ago2.4k▲view on X ↗
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  If anybody did a fake job interview with me and got access to my work laptop, they'd get access to some danke memes not much else. https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/binance-says-fake-job-interview-led-to-63-billion-crypto-heist/

  GossiTheDog@cyberplace.socialMastodon4d ago108▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  The possibilities to use crypto for and based on corruption seem to be endless. Keep your nose clean and yourself safe by avoiding crypto currency loke the pest.

  mackanick.bsky.socialBluesky4d agoview on Bluesky ↗
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  Wow yikes! On the one hand -- it's obviously a bad idea to use your current employer's laptop for a job interview.But social engineering takes many forms and anyone could be suseptible.Do we need to start carrying liability insurance (like doctors do)? There are so many hazards these days working in tech which can cause you to be liable for huge…

  jluxenbergHacker News4d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  Ding ding ding; this is what I was looking for. For me this is proof it's a DPRK-state sponsored attack.

  clduab11r/technology4d agoview on r/technology ↗
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  Binance customers pulled $3.6 billion from the world’s biggest crypto exchange when it reopened Sunday, after what’s believed to be the largest hack in history, per the BBC. The exchange had frozen all transactions after the attack, which hit $6.3 billion in digital assets. The

  @unusual_whalesX5d ago167▲view on X ↗
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  lolol https://www. binance.com/en/blog/community/ 3229153443759566763 20 October, 2026 — use of an internal AI tool as a springboard. The attacker leveraged the compromised computer of engineer B and used an internal AI tool to gain control over the Wallet DevOps Engineer A and another Wallet Software Engineer C. The attacker soon discovered…

  neurovagrant@masto.deoan.orgMastodon4d ago33▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  It does seem like there has been an increase in that social engineering approach. The Rust ecosystem was being targeted recently too, enough that they felt the need to warn people about it:

  ArcuruHacker News4d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  BREAKING: North Korea calls claims that it was behind the Binance hack a “fabrication.” The FBI and others have accused North Korea of the attack, believed to be the largest hack in history, which hit $6.3 billion in digital assets. Customers pulled $3.6 billion when Binance

  @unusual_whalesX5d ago66▲view on X ↗
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  Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says North Korean hackers used a fake job interview to trick an employee into installing malware that ultimately let them compromise the company's wallet infrastructure and steal about $6.34 billion in digital assets. https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…

  BleepingComputer@infosec.exchangeMastodon4d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  This a known method now of social engineering. See this post from last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45591707Still crazy tho that one dev's compromised device could withdraw 6 billion...

  koeligaHacker News4d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  Throughout 2026, Binance's security team detected and prevented 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyber threat cases. These attempts reflect the persistent threat posed by state-sponsored actors targeting the cryptocurrency industry. The techniques include fraudulent job interviews, malicious softwar...

  @heyibinanceX4d agoview on X ↗
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  "Binance said as part of the hack, one of its engineers was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives. It said the perpetrators used "more advanced and deceptive" methods to build trust with him, such as sharing social media accounts that contained personal images. The…

  remixtures@tldr.nettime.orgMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  Yeah. Pretty wild. I've never done that, and wouldn't, but I know folks who would. If I ever do any interview work on my laptop, it's always sandboxed, but generally, I just nope out of such interviews, anyway. It's usually one of many red flags.

  christophilusHacker News4d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  Elliptic: Binance Hacker Uses CoinJoin for First Time as 44% of Stolen Funds Are Frozen Elliptic said laundering of the roughly $6.43 billion stolen from Binance has involved 11 blockchains, around 12,000 wallets and more than 40,000 transactions. About $2.85 billion, or 44%, has been frozen or se...

  @wublockchainX5d agoview on X ↗
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  North Korea has criticized FBI claims that it was behind the $6 billion cryptocurrency theft from the Binance platform, calling the allegations "a grave political provocation." https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/ 03/asia-pacific/north-korea-binance-us-hacking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # asiapacific # northkorea # cyberattacks…

  thejapantimes@mastodon.socialMastodon5d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  So Binance lets its developers download code onto machines that have access to production material willy-nilly?Seems like they have some developers who don't take security seriously. I guess it's other people's money after all.

  readthenotes1Hacker News4d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  On 29 October, Binance was the target of one of the most sophisticated attacks the digital asset industry has ever seen. ~$6.34B in assets were impacted. We take full responsibility and we're making it right. No user bears the loss. We set aside more than the full amount required. At this moment,...

  @_richardtengX4d agoview on X ↗
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  Security researchers have for years warned about North Korean hacking tactics, in some cases taking months to lure in their targets. The fact that Binance was breached to the tune of $6+ billion — in part because of security weaknesses in its own network — will likely be of focus for investigators. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/rese…

  zackwhittaker@mastodon.socialMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗