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What changedBinance says the fake interview process involved an engineer being asked to download malware disguised as an assignment during a second interview. The company says obfuscation techniques helped the code evade detection, according to the BBC.
The company also says attackers used the engineer’s compromised computer and an internal AI tool to gain control of two other engineers’ laptops. That adds a more specific account of how the attack spread through staff devices than the earlier report of a compromised AI tool alone.
Binance says it plans to increase investment in AI tools for detecting security threats, bring in third-party cyber experts for a full-scale review and establish a security research fund. These are the company’s stated next steps, not findings from an independent review.
Sources and evidence- Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack – BBC: The BBC reports that Binance says malware disguised as an interview assignment compromised an engineer’s computer, and that attackers then used the computer and a compromised internal AI tool to gain control of two other engineers’ laptops. Binance also outlined planned security measures.
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