Binance blocks North Korea-linked cyberattacks, reports no asset losses
Binance announced on October 27, 2026, that it successfully fended off multiple cyberattacks linked to North Korean threat actors over the previous week. The exchange stated that none of the attacks compromised its systems or resulted in any asset losses. The attacks were part of a social engineering campaign known as 'Contagious Interview,' which uses fake job openings to trick individuals into running malicious software.