Binance Says Hackers Plotted $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist for Months
A report from the cryptocurrency exchange described a monthslong campaign involving fake job interviews that exploited an engineer’s work computer and an internal A.I. tool.
TL;DR
- Hackers spent months preparing for the $6.3 billion heist at Binance.
- The infiltration involved a fake job interview to lure an employee and plant tampered software.
- An internal AI tool was used by hackers to reach the company's wallet systems.
- The hackers gained control of two engineers' computers, one with software deployment permissions.
- The theft involved draining Binance's hot wallets over nearly four hours.
- This heist is the largest in the history of the crypto industry.
- Binance has a history of legal issues, including a $4.3 billion penalty for anti-money-laundering law violations.
- The FBI attributed the attack to North Korean hacking unit TraderTraitor, which North Korea denies.