Binance restores most stolen funds after fake‑interview cyberattack
The exchange says it has recovered 98% of the $6.34 billion taken in the Oct. 29 breach that exploited bogus job interviews and compromised AI tools.
Binance announced it has replenished 98% of the $6.34 billion lost in the Oct. 29 cyberattack, which exploited fake job interviews, malicious software and compromised internal AI tools, according to CNBC.
How did the attackers infiltrate Binance?
The breach began in June when a wallet DevOps engineer installed a tampered Homebrew package to add a popular AI coding tool, and in September the hackers posed as recruiters, conducting fake interviews that led to a coding exercise containing hidden malware, CNBC reported.
How much of the stolen crypto has Binance recovered?
Binance says it has restored 98% of the $6.34 billion taken, and is still purchasing the remaining, more illiquid assets, the security report disclosed by the exchange and cited by CNBC.
What actions is Binance taking after the hack?
The exchange has replaced the compromised engineer’s device, decommissioned related credentials and tokens, rebuilt its wallet system and AI tools, expanded security scans, and is working with law‑enforcement and industry partners to trace and freeze the remaining funds, CNBC noted.
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