North Korea hackers used fake LinkedIn job interviews in $6.3bn Binance theft
North Korea hackers used fake LinkedIn job interviews in $6.3bn Binance theft
North Korea hackers used fake LinkedIn job interviews in $6.3bn Binance theft
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- Binance has disclosed how North Korean hackers pulled off the $6.3 billion theft, the largest crypto heist on record.
- Attackers contacted an engineer on LinkedIn posing as a project director, ran fake interviews with people claiming to be from human resources and a fictitious company's chief executive, then got the engineer to download a coding assignment that carried malicious software.
- A second engineer was separately tricked into downloading a tampered version of a popular software tool, which helped the attackers map the team that manages the exchange's wallets.
- Binance has disclosed how North Korean hackers pulled off the $6.3 billion theft, the largest crypto heist on record.
- Attackers contacted an engineer on LinkedIn posing as a project director, ran fake interviews with people claiming to be from human resources and a fictitious company's chief executive, then got the engineer to download a coding assignment that carried malicious software.
- A second engineer was separately tricked into downloading a tampered version of a popular software tool, which helped the attackers map the team that manages the exchange's wallets.
- Binance has disclosed how North Korean hackers pulled off the $6.3 billion theft, the largest crypto heist on record.
- Attackers contacted an engineer on LinkedIn posing as a project director, ran fake interviews with people claiming to be from human resources and a fictitious company's chief executive, then got the engineer to download a coding assignment that carried malicious software.
- A second engineer was separately tricked into downloading a tampered version of a popular software tool, which helped the attackers map the team that manages the exchange's wallets.
Binance has disclosed how North Korean hackers pulled off the $6.3 billion theft, the largest crypto heist on record. Attackers contacted an engineer on LinkedIn posing as a project director, ran fake interviews with people claiming to be from human resources and a fictitious company's chief executive, then got the engineer to download a coding assignment that carried malicious software. A second engineer was separately tricked into downloading a tampered version of a popular software tool, which helped the attackers map the team that manages the exchange's wallets. The theft unfolded over several hours last week, and the exchange says about $2.5 billion was later frozen and customer funds are safe.
Binance has disclosed how North Korean hackers pulled off the $6.3 billion theft, the largest crypto heist on record. Attackers contacted an engineer on LinkedIn posing as a project director, ran fake interviews with people claiming to be from human resources and a fictitious company's chief executive, then got the engineer to download a coding assignment that carried malicious software. A second engineer was separately tricked into downloading a tampered version of a popular software tool, which helped the attackers map the team that manages the exchange's wallets. The theft unfolded over several hours last week, and the exchange says about $2.5 billion was later frozen and customer funds are safe.
Binance has disclosed how North Korean hackers pulled off the $6.3 billion theft, the largest crypto heist on record. Attackers contacted an engineer on LinkedIn posing as a project director, ran fake interviews with people claiming to be from human resources and a fictitious company's chief executive, then got the engineer to download a coding assignment that carried malicious software. A second engineer was separately tricked into downloading a tampered version of a popular software tool, which helped the attackers map the team that manages the exchange's wallets. The theft unfolded over several hours last week, and the exchange says about $2.5 billion was later frozen and customer funds are safe.
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