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Binance Hack Timeline: How a Fake Coding Test Gave Hackers Wallet Access

CoinCentral·November 4, 2026·1 min read
Binance Hack Timeline: How a Fake Coding Test Gave Hackers Wallet Access

Binance says the Oct. 29 hack grew from a months-long campaign that began in June. An engineer installed a tampered software package, and another took a fake coding test. Hackers reached the wallet-signing service and moved funds outside normal withdrawals. About $6.3 billion was affected, and Binance says it replaced 98% of affected tokens.

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