# A Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced

- Source: NPR Business
- Published: 2026-11-03T21:30:20+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/11/03/nx-s1-6027799/binance-crypto-exchange-cyber-heist
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/a-binance-engineer-thought-he-was-interviewing-for-a-job-then-the-hack-45b035/

North Korean hackers pulled off the biggest cyber heist ever by duping a Binance engineer into thinking he was being recruited for a job, the crypto exchange says.

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