Binance Says Hackers Used Well-Known Tricks to Carry Out a $6.34 Billion Heist

2026-11-03T20:52:05Z•39278493081da8a564704083727b1aa94bd156455d64d374be5770769b417421
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What happened

WIRED security coverage highlights major cyber threats and abuse trends, including a suspected North Korean crypto heist using social engineering and malware, AI-enabled infostealers and criminal hacking, malicious developer-extension supply-chain compromises, critical PHP and UEFI vulnerabilities, sensitive government data leaks, and privacy failures in AI products. The collection also covers deepfake abuse and surveillance-related security issues.

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2026-11-03T20:52:05Z
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