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Binance's $6.3 billion hack began with a fake job interview, and a campaign 'built over many months'

CoinDesk·November 3, 2026·1 min read
Binance's $6.3 billion hack began with a fake job interview, and a campaign 'built over many months'

North Korea-linked attackers spent months compromising Binance employees and internal systems before exploiting its hot-wallet signing infrastructure through Ethereum's EIP-7702 mechanism, leading to a $6.3 billion hack. The campaign began with a fake job interview and was built over many months, according to reports.

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