U.S. · HEALTH · NOV 4, 11:06 AM ET
Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist
Reported by 23 outlets in the past day, including Ars Technica, CNBC, Fox Business.
1What happened
Techniques included laptop infections, compromised internal tooling, and fake job interviews. Ars Technica ↗
2How big
$6.3 billion is what about 72,000 typical American households earn in a year, or about $18 for every American.
3Also reported
Lessons from the $6.3 billion Binance hack could help shape the next phase of the crypto infrastructure trade. CNBC ↗
Sources
- Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist ↗Ars Technica
- Binance breach puts custody at center of crypto infrastructure trade ↗CNBC
- Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto ↗CNBC
- Binance details how a fake job interview led to a $6.3B crypto heist ↗Fox Business
- Binance Attackers Used Fake Job Interviews To Pull Off $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist ↗Engadget
- Fake jobs and malicious code used by hackers in largest crypto-heist ↗ABC News & Headlines