✔ VERIFIED First reported by Crypto Briefing · Nov 3, 14:38 UTC · updated Nov 3, 14:53 UTC
Binance's $6.3 billion hack began with a fake job interview, exchange says
North Korea-linked attackers spent months compromising Binance employees and internal systems before exploiting its hot-wallet signing infrastructure through Ethereum's EIP-7702 mechanism.
Confirmed by 2 sources
- Crypto Briefing (crypto newsroom · US) · Nov 3, 14:38 UTC · read at the source
- CoinDesk (crypto newsroom · US) · Nov 3, 14:53 UTC · read at the source
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Tags: Regulation, Hack/Exploit, Security, Ethereum, ETH
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