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Binance's $6.3 billion hack began with a fake job interview, exchange says
COINDESK · NEW YORK — North Korea-linked attackers spent months compromising Binance employees and internal systems before exploiting its hot-wallet signing infrastructure through Ethereum's EIP-7702 mechanism.
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- CoinDesk
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- 03 November 2026 · 14:53 UTC
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- 03 November 2026 · 15:00 UTC
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- https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/11/03/binance-s-usd6-3-billion-hack-began-with-a-fake-job-interview-exchange-says
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