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Binance engineer breached via fake job interview

Binance's security chief said an engineer was compromised through a fake recruitment and coding assignment.

A man with headphones coding at monitors in the dark
A man with headphones coding at monitors in the dark. Photo: Jefferson Santos, via Unsplash

Confirmed

  • Binance's security chief said an engineer was compromised via a fake recruitment and coding assignment
  • Binance CSO Jimmy Su described the attack on November 9

Not yet known

  • Unconfirmed: Binance saw over $4B in liquidations in a day
  • Whether the compromise led to any losses or data exposure

What we know

Binance CSO Jimmy Su described the attack on November 9. Separately, a market account claims Binance saw over $4B in liquidations in a day (unconfirmed).

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