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Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’

TradeNews USA US markets desk (2026-11-03): 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. The… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

· The Guardian

Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’

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.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange was compromised in an operation that began with an inadvertent download of malware in June, led to a recruitment scam in September and then a raid last week of “hot wallets” where billions of dollars worth of crypto-assets were taken.

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