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Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto

Source: press CNBC•November 3, 2026 at 05:27 PM

Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto

Binance said hackers used fake job interviews, malicious software and compromised internal AI tools to infiltrate its wallet infrastructure, leading to the record-breaking Oct. 29 cyberattack that resulted in more than $6 billion in assets being stolen from the world's largest crypto exchange.…

Binance said hackers used fake job interviews, malicious software and compromised internal AI tools to infiltrate its wallet infrastructure, leading to the record-breaking Oct. 29 cyberattack that resulted in more than $6 billion in assets being stolen from the world's largest crypto exchange.

The attackers "spent months building their way in," Binance co-CEO Richard Teng told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" Tuesday, rejecting suggestions that there was a single point of failure through one employee's laptop.

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