Binance Hack: How Fake Job Interviews and AI Abuse Led to a $6.34 Billion Attack

2026-11-03T20:51:36Z•a6280a6ec132f062c7e6bdc124228916edf2920f2de2f0c10815ac5a01d1b1c8
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What happened

Security Affairs feed covering major cybersecurity developments, including the alleged $6.34 billion Binance theft attributed to North Korea, ransomware targeting outdated Synology DSM systems, the XCPE botnet compromising over 1.3 million Android set-top boxes, AI-assisted infostealing and attack techniques, mercenary spyware targeting German officials, attacks on supermarket refrigeration and public emergency-alert systems, and NIS2 governance obligations. The items describe significant financial theft, malware, botnet, espionage, operational-technology, and critical-service risks, but the 5

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