Binance says hackers used fake interviews and AI tools in $6.3B theft
11/04/2026 — 11/04, 01:19·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)·In the 2026-11-04 briefing
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- Binance said in a security report that a hacker group spent months plotting a cryptocurrency theft worth roughly $6.3 billion, reaching an e…
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On November 4, 2026, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng disclosed in a security report that hackers had stolen $6.34 billion worth of crypto assets by using fake job interviews and AI tools. According to CNBC reporting that day, Binance said in the report that it had replenished 98% of the affected assets. In a separate story the same day, The New York Times reported that Binance described a monthslong campaign involving fake job interviews that exploited an engineer's work computer and an internal A.I. tool. The materials do not specify when the attack began or offer further detail on the investigation, so the timeline of public disclosure stops there.
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Latest turnBinance said in a report that hackers spent months plotting a $6.3 billion crypto heist, according to The New York Times. The campaign used fake job interviews to compromise an engineer's work computer and exploited an internal AI tool, the exchange said.
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Binance said in a report that hackers spent months plotting a $6.3 billion crypto heist, according to The New York Times. The campaign used fake job interviews to compromise an engineer's work computer and exploited an internal AI tool, the exchange said.
NYTimes · 科技AI score 60According to CNBC, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng revealed in a security report that hackers used fake job interviews and AI tools to steal $6.34 billion in crypto assets, of which the exchange has replenished 98%.
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