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Binance says fake job interviews were part of the $6.3 billion hack

An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says. The exchange reports about $3 billion frozen so far.

• About $6.3 billion was taken from Binance.com; Binance says user funds are safe and that it will cover the losses.
• Blockchain firm TRM Labs attributes the attack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group; US officials have not officially blamed Pyongyang.
• Tether says it froze about $1.57 billion tied to the hack and Circle more than $800 million.