# Binance says hackers used fake job interviews and an internal AI tool in $6.3 billion heist

https://mins.news/en/item/127905

- The Verge, 2026-11-03 22:04 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/news/1025576/binance-cyrpto-theft-explained

> Binance’s postmortem says attackers combined familiar hacking techniques over several months to steal $6.3 billion in crypto. The FBI identified them as the North Korean unit TraderTraitor. They reportedly used a malicious ad and a fake hiring process to install malware, then leveraged Binance’s internal AI tool to access wallets. Binance says about $2.85 billion in assets was frozen or intercepted and users will not bear the loss.

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