Dodgy download and spoofed job ad led to $6.3 billion Binance hack: attacker offered fake software and fake job to infiltrate company wallets and steal billions

Binance reported that a $6.3B hack occurred after attackers spent five months infiltrating employee computers. The breach began through a fake job interview and a dodgy software download. Once inside, the hackers utilized an internal AI tool to seize control of the exchange's wallets and steal billions. These findings, detailed in an incident report published on Tuesday and reported by Reuters, highlight how spoofed job advertisements and malicious downloads facilitated the massive theft from the company.