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Binance says the $6.3 billion hack started with a fake job interview

Watcher.Guru's report on Binance's explanation drew about 4,400 likes Tuesday morning.

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Binance says the $6.3 billion hack started with a fake job interview (Security & hacks)
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Binance says the hackers behind its $6.3 billion breach got in through a fake job interview, according to a post from Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru).

Per that account, the attackers used the interview to hack an employee and then gained access to the exchange's internal crypto wallets. The details come from Binance's own account of the breach.

The post drew about 4,400 likes, making the fake interview the biggest new angle on the Binance hack on Tuesday. Fake recruiter and job-test lures have become a common way in for attacks on crypto companies.

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