Binance says $6.3 billion in crypto stolen after hackers used fake job interviews

Fresh details have emerged about a cyberattack on Binance, counted among the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges. The company has said that about $6.3 billion in crypto was stolen last week and that the hackers used fake job interviews to carry it out.

According to the company, its own internal AI tool was also misused in the attack. The attackers first took over an engineer's computer. Crypto wallets of two more engineers then came under their control. The incident has once again raised the question of cybersecurity at crypto companies.

The attackers chose fake interviews as the route to the company's engineers. The employees concerned were approached with the lure of a job. During this, the attackers broke into one engineer's computer without permission.

In attacks of this kind, malware is generally delivered to employees' computers through fake interviews or suspicious files or links. This can give attackers a way into a company's internal network.

In this case, it has emerged that Binance's internal AI tool was used. After gaining control of one engineer's computer, the attackers misused the tool. They then also gained control of the crypto wallets of two other engineers of the company.

AI technology is generally used to make work faster and easier. But when the same technology is used without permission, sensitive information and digital assets can be put at risk. The incident has also raised serious questions about control over access to AI tools.

The theft of $6.3 billion has caused a stir in the world of cryptocurrency. It shows that even companies that use modern technology to protect digital assets face the risk of human error and infiltration from within. In particular, the security of an entire organisation can be endangered by taking control of employees' computers.

Companies are now feeling the need for stricter security training for employees, multi-level identity checks and control over internal AI tools. The whole industry is now watching what changes crypto companies make to their security arrangements after the Binance case.