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Binance says fake job interview led to $6.3 billion crypto heist

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BleepingComputer (News media)
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BleepingComputer reported that 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.

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.

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BleepingComputer reported that the malware employed sophisticated obfuscation and evasion techniques, including replacing a legitimate development tool component with a malicious version to execute commands and establish communication with an attacker-controlled external server.

The malware employed sophisticated obfuscation and evasion techniques, including replacing a legitimate development tool component with a malicious version to execute commands and establish communication with an attacker-controlled external server

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BleepingComputer reported that on October 29, the hackers used the stolen credentials to deploy a malicious script and gain unauthorized access to Binance's wallet signing service, allowing them to transfer billions of dollars in cryptocurrency across multiple blockchains.

On October 29, the hackers used the stolen credentials to deploy a malicious script and gain unauthorized access to Binance's wallet signing service, allowing them to transfer billions of dollars in cryptocurrency across multiple blockchains.

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BleepingComputer reported that the attackers also abused Ethereum's EIP-7702 authorization mechanism, allowing them to continue stealing cryptocurrency even after the exchange suspended withdrawals.

The attackers also abused Ethereum's EIP-7702 authorization mechanism, allowing them to continue stealing cryptocurrency even after the exchange suspended withdrawals.

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BleepingComputer reported that Binance says it is continuing to investigate the breach and has brought in independent security firms to review its findings.

Binance says it is continuing to investigate the breach and has brought in independent security firms to review its findings.

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