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Binance hackers used AI tools and social engineering for $6.3B heist · 7 sources tracked

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Hackers exploited social engineering tactics, including fake job interviews and an internal AI tool, to steal approximately $6.3 billion from Binance. While initial reports suggested AI's direct involvement in moving funds, investigators found no evidence of this. Changpeng Zhao, former CEO of Binance, has warned that AI could potentially fuel more sophisticated attacks on financial institutions in the future. AI

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    Binance, 6.3 billion stolen: a job interview was enough! Let's find out how it happened. 📌 Link to the article: https://www.redhotcyber.com/post/binance-stolen-

    Binance, rubati 6,3 miliardi: è bastato un colloquio di lavoro! Scopriamo com’è andata. 📌 Link all'articolo : https://www. redhotcyber.com/post/binance-r ubati-63-miliardi-e-bastato-un-colloquio-di-lavoro-scopriamo-come-andata/ Luigi Zullo # redhotcyber # cybersecurity # cybercri…

    LINKS redhotcyber.com/…/binance-rubati-63-milia…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # Binance Hack: How Fake Job Interviews and # AI Abuse Led to a $6.34 Billion Attack https:// securityaffairs.com/202369/cyb er-crime/binance-hack-how-fake-job-

    # Binance Hack: How Fake Job Interviews and # AI Abuse Led to a $6.34 Billion Attack https:// securityaffairs.com/202369/cyb er-crime/binance-hack-how-fake-job-interviews-and-ai-abuse-led-to-a-6-34-billion-attack.html # securityaffairs # hacking # malware

    LINKS securityaffairs.com/…/binance-hack-how-fa…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · AI_BEAR_NEWS ·

    🔒 $6.34 Billion Hack Traced to Abused AI Fake Job Interviews and Misuse of...

    🔒 Hacking da 6,34 Miliardi Tracciato ad AI Abusata La Binance ha collegato un enorme furto di ,34 miliardi a colloqui di lavoro falsi e all'uso improprio di strumenti di intelligenza artificiale. Un monito sul rischio che gli attack tool alimentati da AI diventino accessibili a c…

  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Binance says a fake job interview led to its $6.3B hack The exchange’s incident report traces the October 29 theft to hijacked engineers’ laptops and an interna

    Binance says a fake job interview led to its $6.3B hack The exchange’s incident report traces the October 29 theft to hijacked engineers’ laptops and an internal # AI tool. https:// thenextweb.com/news/binance-ha ck-fake-job-interview-incident-report # CyberSecurity # CryptoCurre…

  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🚨 CYBERSECURITY & CRYPTO: HOW FAKE JOB INTERVIEWS LED TO THE THEFT OF $6.3 BILLION FROM BINANCE! This is one of the most chilling revelations in the history of

    🚨 CYBERSECURITY & CRYPTO: HOW FAKE JOB INTERVIEWS LED TO THE THEFT OF $6.3 BILLION FROM BINANCE! This is one of the most chilling revelations in the history of cybersecurity within the tech sector. According to an official report released by Binance co-CEO Richard Teng, the massi…

  6. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sipirtu ·

    Binance said hackers used fake job interviews and an internal artificial intelligence tool in a cyberattack that stole more than six billion dollars in digital

    Binance said hackers used fake job interviews and an internal artificial intelligence tool in a cyberattack that stole more than six billion dollars in digital assets. Source: The Korea Herald https://www. koreaherald.com/article/109252 30 # AI

    LINKS koreaherald.com/…/10925230 biz.heraldcorp.com/…/109252
  7. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · thejapantimes ·

    Binance says the hackers behind a $6.3 billion heist used social engineering techniques including fake job interviews in addition to malicious software. https:/

    Binance says the hackers behind a $6.3 billion heist used social engineering techniques including fake job interviews in addition to malicious software. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 /11/04/tech/binance-hackers-job-interviews-heist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mast…

    LINKS japantimes.co.jp/…/binance-hackers-job-in… japantimes.co.jp
  8. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · newisty ·

    CZ warns of more AI-driven hacks after Binance's $6.3 billion theft Changpeng Zhao says AI could fuel more attacks on exchanges and banks, while investigators f

    CZ warns of more AI-driven hacks after Binance's $6.3 billion theft Changpeng Zhao says AI could fuel more attacks on exchanges and banks, while investigators find no evidence AI moved the stolen Binance funds. https:// newisty.com/blog/cz-warns-of-m ore-ai-driven-hacks-after-bin…

    LINKS newisty.com/…/cz-warns-of-more-ai-driven-…
  9. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Binance says hackers used fake job interviews and an internal AI tool to pull off the $6.3 billion heist The largest crypto theft to date was pulled off by co

    📰 Binance says hackers used fake job interviews and an internal AI tool to pull off the $6.3 billion heist The largest crypto theft to date was pulled off by combining some well-known hacking techniques over the course of a few months, according to Binance. A postmortem from the …

    LINKS theverge.com/…/binance-cyrpto-theft-expla…
  10. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · top_news ·

    Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto Binance has replenished 98% of $6.34 billion in affec

    Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto Binance has replenished 98% of $6.34 billion in affected assets, according to a security report the crypto exchange issued Tuesday. https://www. cnbc.com/2026/11/03/binance-…

    LINKS cnbc.com/…/binance-co-ceo-teng-says-hacke…
  11. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madrobotblog ·

    Binance says hackers used a fake AI coding tool and its own AI to steal $6.3bn Binance says its $6.34bn hack began with a fake AI coding tool and a fake job int

    Binance says hackers used a fake AI coding tool and its own AI to steal $6.3bn Binance says its $6.34bn hack began with a fake AI coding tool and a fake job interview, then used its internal AI tool to reach its wallets. # Binance # NorthKorea # AI https:// madrobot.blog/2026/11/…

    LINKS madrobot.blog/…/binance-hack-fake-ai-codi…
  12. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Did 🇰🇵 use #AI to hack Binance? Binance said "we processed $4.649 billion in withdrawals and $1.01 billion in deposits, resulting in a net outflow of approxim

    🤖 Did 🇰🇵 use #AI to hack Binance? Binance said "we processed $4.649 billion in withdrawals and $1.01 billion in deposits, resulting in a net outflow of approximately $3.64 billion.", Nov.1 Sunday's net withdrawals account for just over 2% of the $171bn of assets under its managem…

    LINKS bbc.co.uk/…/cwj34gdmnly4o

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