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Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto
Binance said hackers used fake job interviews, malicious software and compromised internal AI tools to infiltrate its wallet infrastructure, leading to the record-breaking Oct. 29 cyberattack that resulted in more than $6 billion in…
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Binance said hackers used fake job interviews, malicious software and compromised internal AI tools to infiltrate its wallet infrastructure, leading to the record-breaking Oct. 29 cyberattack that resulted in more than $6 billion in assets being stolen from the world's largest crypto exchange. The attackers "spent months building their way in," Binance co-CEO Richard Teng told CNBC's " Squawk on the Street " Tuesday, rejecting suggestions that there was a single point of failure through one employee's laptop.
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