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    Binance Reveals How Fake Job Interviews and AI Tool Abuse Led to $6.43 Billion Theft

    Binance links a $6.43 billion theft to a campaign targeting two engineers

    Binance on Tuesday said the record-setting theft of $6.43 billion in assets from the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange was the culmination of a "sophisticated, multi-stage campaign" that involved the use of a tampered Homebrew installation and recruitment-themed social engineering attack targeting two of its engineers.

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    Binance Reveals How Fake Job Interviews and AI Tool Abuse Led to $6.43 Billion Theft
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    The reported theft shows how recruitment-themed social engineering and compromised software installations can combine in a multi-stage attack. The case highlights risks to exchange security that extend beyond direct attacks on cryptocurrency infrastructure.

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