✔ VERIFIED First reported by CoinGape · Nov 3, 16:30 UTC · updated Nov 4, 11:05 UTC
Crypto: Binance Hack Began With a Fake Job Interview
A fake job interview helped hackers infect a Binance engineer's work computer before the $6.34 billion crypto theft on October 29, 2026. In a report released on November 3, the exchange described a…
Common to all reports: Binance · Fake Job · Began · $6.3 billion · AI
Confirmed by 12 sources
- CoinGape (crypto newsroom · US) · Nov 3, 16:30 UTC · read at the source
- Cointelegraph (crypto newsroom · Europe) · Nov 3, 16:44 UTC · read at the source
- Bitcoin Magazine (crypto newsroom · US) · Nov 3, 16:44 UTC · read at the source
- Fox Business (other outlet (not yet rated) · US) · Nov 3, 18:18 UTC · read at the source
- Nextgov/FCW (other outlet (not yet rated) · International) · Nov 3, 18:41 UTC · read at the source
- Altcoin Buzz (auto) (other outlet (not yet rated) · International) · Nov 3, 18:57 UTC · read at the source
- BleepingComputer (crypto newsroom · US) · Nov 3, 20:05 UTC · read at the source
- Cryptopolitan (crypto newsroom · International) · Nov 3, 20:55 UTC · read at the source
- The SOFX Report (low-credibility outlet · International) · Nov 4, 04:46 UTC · read at the source
- Fintech Singapore (other outlet (not yet rated) · International) · Nov 4, 07:52 UTC · read at the source
- India News Network (other outlet (not yet rated) · International) · Nov 4, 08:37 UTC · read at the source
- CoinTribune (low-credibility outlet · Europe) · Nov 4, 11:05 UTC · read at the source
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Tags: Regulation, Hack/Exploit, Security
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