The company at the centre of a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency theft said the hack was partly caused by engineers being duped by fake job interviews or downloading malicious software.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, had $US6.3 billion ($9 billion) of assets stolen after a cyberattack on Thursday (Friday AEDT).
Binance has revealed how hackers were able to steal $9.1 billion in cryptocurrency. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Initial investigations from the FBI have claimed North Korea is responsible for the theft, and the company released a report on Wednesday, claiming the attackers used social engineering techniques to gain access to Binance’s systems, setting off a chain reaction that allowed the hackers to steal…
