Binance Looted of 8 Trillion Won in 20 Minutes… Are We Safe?

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■ Guests: Hwang Seok-jin (Professor, Graduate School of Information Security, Dongguk University), Ahn Jung-shik (Research Professor, Department of North Korean Studies, Dongguk University)
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It started with a "fake job interview." Hackers disguised as interviewers and a CEO tricked a Binance technician into downloading a task file, which contained hidden malicious code. After a five-month operation, approximately 8 trillion won was drained from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in just 20 minutes. While the FBI pointed the finger at North Korea as the mastermind, North Korea strongly denied the allegations through two statements issued under Kim Yo-jong's name. How did the hackers breach Binance? And are we really safe?

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