# North Korea used LinkedIn, fake job interviews to trick Binance engineer in $6.3 billion hack

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:16:44+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/11/03/binance-hack-details-linkedin/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/north-korea-used-linkedin-fake-job-interviews-to-trick-binance-enginee-65c130/

The hackers posed as recruiters, convincing a Binance employee to download a fake "assignment" as part of a broader and sophisticated campaign.

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