marketNovember 3, 2026
$6.34B Binance attack began with a fake job interview

The attack on Binance, which affected digital assets worth about $6.34 billion on October 29, began with a fake job interview. The exchange said this in a preliminary report on its investigation into the incident.
No other details were provided in the report.
For someone who holds or exchanges cryptocurrency, this is a reminder that a fake interview scheme can lead to an incident involving a large amount of affected assets.