A Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced

🎙️ NPR 🕐 November 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM

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Hackers, widely believed to be from North Korea, duped a Binance engineer into downloading malicious software that allowed them to pull off a $6.3 billion cyber heist of the crypto exchange.

North Korean hackers pulled off the biggest cyber heist ever by duping a Binance engineer into thinking he was being recruited for a job, the crypto exchange says.

(Image credit: Dan Kitwood)

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A Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced.

North Korean hackers pulled off the biggest cyber heist ever by duping a Binance engineer into thinking he was being recruited for a job, the crypto exchange says.(Image credit: Dan Kitwood)

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