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Binance battles to save its brand after record $6.3bn crypto hack

An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 5 sources•1 min read•Updated November 3, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC
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Kim Yo Jong dismissed FBI claims that North Korean hackers stole more than $6 billion from Binance, as the exchange began reopening withdrawals on more networks.

Binance has replenished 98% of $6.34 billion in affected assets, according to a security report the crypto exchange issued Tuesday.

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  • US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.
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