Security· ★★★★· bearish·

Bitget Hack Explained: Lazarus Group Breached Wallets via Fake Job Interview

  • —Lazarus used a fake job interview to reach Bitget's wallet backend systems
  • —Unusual hot-wallet transfers were flagged at 18:31 UTC on September 24
  • —No private keys or core encryption were compromised; transaction data was faked
  • —The $464 million Protection Fund will cover the full loss; cold wallets untouched
Why it matters: The case underscores that social engineering of staff, not code exploits, is now the primary attack vector against exchanges.
Source: Coin Edition
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