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Binance Says $6.34 Billion Hack Began With Fake Job Interview

Bitcoin Magazine3 November 2026, 16:44 UTC

Bitcoin Magazine Binance Says $6.34 Billion Hack Began With Fake Job Interview Binance’s incident report says the $6.34 billion Oct. 29 theft was a five-month campaign that began with a fake job interview and a poisoned developer tool. This post Binance Says $6.34 Billion Hack Began With Fake Job Interview first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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