“It is very likely that AI was used”: behind the heist against Binance, the threat of the sophistication of cyberattacks
INTERVIEW - Nearly $6 billion was stolen from the Binance cryptocurrency exchange. A historic loot, symbol of the ever-increasing sophistication of the methods used by hackers.
25 minutes was enough to shake the world of cryptocurrencies. On the evening of Thursday, October 29, Binance, the world's largest digital money exchange, was the target of a historic cyberattack. According to initial estimates, hackers may have siphoned off nearly $6.3 billion.
Binance and its partners were able to freeze half of this frightening loot, but the amounts have not yet been recovered. Behind this incident of unprecedented scale, suspicion falls on TraderTraitor, a group of North Korean hackers. How is this cyberattack historic?
Does it mark a turning point? Are traditional businesses and banks also exposed? Jean-François Aliotti, CEO and co-founder of Almond, a French cybersecurity group, delivers his analysis to Le Figaro.
LE FIGARO. Is this attack on an unprecedented scale? JEAN-FRANÇOIS ALIOTTI.
By its scale, yes: by the amount stolen and by the number of cryptocurrency chains affected.
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- Le Figaro30 Oct, 19:27
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