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Lichtenstein says the Binance hot-wallet hack echoed North Korean tactics

The Cryptonomist·November 4, 2026·1 min read
Lichtenstein says the Binance hot-wallet hack echoed North Korean tactics

Ilya Lichtenstein said the Binance hot-wallet hack on October 29, 2026, used tactics resembling North Korean hackers. Binance reported fake recruitment, malicious downloads, and compromised internal AI tools in the attack, which involved $6.34 billion in assets. President Donald Trump stated investigators were looking into the incident.

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