Binance says fake job interviews, AI tool used in $6 bln theft blamed on N. Korea
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Tuesday that hackers used fake job interviews and an internal artificial intelligence tool in a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of more than $6 billion in digital assets last week. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation's has attributed the theft to North Korea, identifying the incident to a North Korean hacking group it calls TraderTraitor, a name previously tied to other cryptocurrency thefts. In its latest findings, Binance sai
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[Claude] All three reports cover Binance's disclosure of the fake job interview and AI tool breach; they differ only in the stated amount ($6 billion vs $6.3 billion), which reflects an updated figure rather t
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