- Crypto influencer Kashif Raza (Bitinning) made a shocking discovery on the Binance hack.
- North Korean hackers accessed the laptop of a Binance employee on the pretext of a job interview.
- The access revealed private keys leading to the $6.3 billion hack.
- Previously such hacks have taken place where North Koreans posed as developers on LinkedIn.
The Most Expensive Job Interview
Recent reports around the methodology of Binance hack reveals that a job interview could be the reason for the exposed private keys of the Binance Wallet.
A North Korean hacker, posing as interviewer asked the Binance developer to download and use a developer tool as a part of the assessment procedure. The hackers deceived the developer in downloading a software which was a phished version of the original tool, loaded with malware and spyware.
As the developer used the tool, they accessed team information through the compromised laptop. However, the developers suspected manipulation and removed the tool. Unfortunately, the hackers had all the information they needed by then.
Another engineer was lured on the pretext of a job. This lead to another assignment and the engineer was asked to go through a live test on their official Binance laptop.
Previous Related Incidents
A while back in 2024, several crypto projects pointed out drained wallet funds by developers. Upon investigation, it became obvious that these developers were North Korean hackers who posed as blockchain engineers, developers, web designers, making their way into crypto projects, most of which hired remote employees from all over the world.
Once in, these hackers gained access to company wallets meant for the project funding, and ended up draining them.
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