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Binance blames fake job interview for $63 billion crypto heist
Original: According to Binance, a fake interview caused last week’s crypto heist https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/
Binance says last week's massive crypto theft was carried out after attackers posed as recruiters in a fake job interview, tricking an insider into compromising systems. The exchange disclosed that the scheme led to the loss of roughly $63 billion in cryptocurrency. Security observers are highlighting the incident as an example of social engineering targeting crypto firms.
Why now: The unusual social engineering method behind a massive crypto theft is drawing attention from the security community.
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