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BINANCE SAYS HACKERS USED BOGUS JOB INTERVIEW TO HACK EMPLOYEE AND STEAL CRYPTOCURRENCY - RTRS
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Binance said hackers used a fake job interview to compromise an employee and steal cryptocurrency, according to Reuters. The exchange did not disclose the size of the loss, the tokens or chains affected, or the date of the incident in the initial report. The disclosure matters because it points to social engineering rather than a smart-contract or protocol exploit as the attack vector at the world's largest crypto exchange by volume. Watch for Binance's follow-up on whether customer funds were affected, any reimbursement or make-whole commitment, and whether the compromised employee's access touched wallet or key-management systems.
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