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Binance CEO says the hack began with one engineer's compromised laptop

Richard Teng says user funds are safe and Binance will cover every loss.

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Binance CEO says the hack began with one engineer's compromised laptop (Security & hacks)
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Binance CEO Richard Teng said the company's early findings show the security incident may have started with a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop.

That access led the attacker to a service container, where they submitted unauthorized withdrawal transactions. Teng said it was a more complex, multi-step attack, not a one-click action, and that no individual has been blamed.

He said customer money is safe and that Binance is covering every loss.

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