Binance revealed that hackers executed the largest crypto theft ever, stealing $6.3 billion through a months-long campaign combining malware from a malicious Google ad and sophisticated social engineering via fake job interviews targeting engineers. The attackers exploited an internal AI tool and built trust over multiple interview rounds before tricking engineers into downloading malicious assignments.
Background
Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. This incident represents one of the most sophisticated multi-vector attacks combining both technical exploitation and human manipulation.
- Source
- The Verge
- Published
- Nov 4, 2026 at 06:04 AM
- Score
- 9.0 / 10