Binance Reveals How Fake Job Interviews and AI Tool Abuse Led to $6.43 Billion Theft

Binance disclosed a record-breaking $6.43 billion theft resulting from a sophisticated, multi-stage attack campaign. The breach involved a tampered Homebrew installation used as a supply chain attack vector, combined with recruitment-themed social engineering targeting two Binance engineers. The attackers leveraged AI tool abuse alongside fake job interview lures to compromise internal systems. Binance emphasized this was not a simple phishing incident but a carefully orchestrated operation. The attack highlights the growing risk of supply chain manipulation and social engineering in the cryptocurrency sector. This incident represents one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history.