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Binance Says Fake Job Interview Opened the Door to $6.3B Hack

Binance has published its first detailed report on the 29 October hack, saying the attack began months earlier and included a fake job interview that tricked one of its engineers into install

AnonymousCryptoCompass newsroom
November 5, 2026
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Binance Says Fake Job Interview Opened the Door to $6.3B Hack
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Binance has published its first detailed report on the 29 October hack, saying the attack began months earlier and included a fake job interview that tricked one of its engineers into installing malware.

The exchange said about $6.34 billion in digital assets were affected. “This should not have happened,” Binance said, apologising for the “concern, disruption and uncertainty” it caused users, partners and the wider industry.

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