Binance Reveals How Fake Job Interviews and AI Tool Abuse Led to $6.43 Billion Theft

Binance has disclosed that a complex, multi-stage campaign led to the theft of $6.43 billion in assets from the exchange. The campaign involved a social engineering attack targeting two engineers with fake job interviews. A tampered Homebrew installation was also used in the breach. The attack was not a simple phishing incident or an isolated breach, according to Binance. The exchange described the campaign as sophisticated. The breach resulted in the loss of a significant amount of assets.