Binance uncovers more breach points in $6 billion hack
Binance said investigators uncovered additional breach points in the approximately $6 billion hack after initially suspecting a compromised employee laptop. The exchange has not disclosed what those additional breach points were. In an earlier Oct. 30 security update, the exchange said its preliminary investigation identified a potentially compromised DevOps engineer's laptop that may have allowed… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Key Takeaways
- Binance said investigators uncovered additional breach points in the approximately $6 billion hack after initially suspecting a compromised employee laptop.
- The exchange has not disclosed what those additional breach points were.
- 30 security update, the exchange said its preliminary investigation identified a potentially compromised DevOps engineer's laptop that may have allowed… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
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