Binance Suffers $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist From Fake Job Interview

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Key points

1. Hackers drained about $6.3 billion from Binance in roughly 20 minutes on october 29, 2026.
2. The Binance exploit originated from a fake job interview and a DevOps laptop.
3. Binance blocked 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyber threats.
4. Axie Infinity's Ronin network previously suffered an approximate $625 million exploit.

Chapters

1. 00:00 $6.3 billion in 20 minutes
2. 00:27 The Download
3. 01:12 The Dream Job
4. 02:49 The Bridge
5. 03:51 Twenty Minutes
6. 05:25 The Playbook
7. 07:06 The Halloween Question
8. 08:12 One Yes
9. 10:26 Red flags

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