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

Binance said Tuesday that a record $6.43 billion theft from the exchange resulted from a sophisticated multi-stage campaign involving a tampered Homebrew installation and recruitment-themed social engineering targeting two engineers. The company described the attack as not a single isolated breach or simple phishing incident, but a coordinated effort to compromise internal systems.