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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Binance Says Fake Job Interview Helped Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion
Caption: Binance Says Fake Job Interview Helped Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion. Binance says a fake job interview helped hackers steal $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from its systems. The operation began in June when a wallet developer downloaded a tampered tool promoted through advertising. In September, another engineer downloaded malicious code after interviewing for a job with a fictitious company. Attackers later used that compromised computer and an internal AI tool to access wallet developers’ systems. Stolen credentials and another engineer’s computer then enabled unauthorised transfers, which continued for almost four hours. Binance froze around $2.85 billion in assets, but suspending withdrawals alone could not stop every transfer. The FBI blamed North Korean hackers for the theft, an accusation Pyongyang has rejected as absurd. Binance apologised, pledged to repay affected customers and said it was increasing investment in AI-enabled detection. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Binance,$6.3 billion cryptocurrency hack,fake job interview,cyberattack,North Korean hackers,FBI,malicious software,compromised laptop,wallet developers,stolen credentials,internal AI tool,unauthorised crypto transfers,$2.85 billion frozen assets,cryptocurrency theft,cybersecurity
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