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Binance hack: How fake job interviews helped spark $9.1 billion crypto theft

Binance hack: How fake job interviews helped spark $9.1 billion crypto theft

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…

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