Fake job interview: the mistake that cost a crypto exchange $6.3 billion

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The crypto exchange Binance reported a breach in which digital assets worth about $6.3 billion were stolen. According to Binance, the attackers operated for months, posing as recruiters, and through them lured engineers into downloading malware.

The FBI attributed the attack to the North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor. Pyongyang denied the allegations. Binance froze assets worth $2.85 billion, and customers began withdrawing billions of dollars after withdrawals resumed.