Unattributed: Credential compromise

Binance said it thwarted 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyber threats in 2026, yet a fake interview compromised one of its engineers. The disclosure, in the exchange's Nov. 3 security report, reveals how attackers used a recruitment scam involving staged interviews, fabricated identities, and malicious software to access systems involved in the $6.34 billion cryptocurrency theft… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox.

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• https://cryptoslate.com/binance-stopped-57-north-korean-cyber-threats-but-fell-for-a-fake-job-interview/

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First seen: 2026-11-04T01:10:53.000Z. Last updated: 2026-11-04T16:11:36.734Z. Revision: 2.