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Binance Says Hackers Used Well-Known Tricks to Carry Out a $6.34 Billion Heist

WIRED · Nov 3, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC

Suspected North Korean attackers duped an engineer with a fake job interview and a malicious download to gain a foothold in the crypto firm’s system and steal billions, according to Binance.

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Binance Says Hackers Used Well-Known Tricks to Carry Out a $6.34 Billion Heist

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