India, Nov. 10 -- The Binance security breach has brought attention to a cyberattack method that uses something many developers consider routine: a job interview. According to Binance's November 3 account, more than $6.34 billion in cryptocurrency was stolen from its hot wallets on October 29. Binance also said the FBI attributed the attack to North Korea.

But the more concerning detail is how the attackers reportedly gained access. A software engineer was approached by a fake recruiter, went through two interviews and was eventually asked to download a coding assignment onto a work computer. What appeared to be a normal hiring process became the entry point for malware.

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