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Binance Security Incident

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Incident Overview

Binance security incident occurred in March 2018 when a phishing campaign impacted a large number of Binance users. At the time, Binance offered a $250,000 reward for any information that would have led to the arrest of those involved in the phishing campaign.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://bihu.com/article/1870950340?i=17K9&c=1&s=22CjEo&from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0 (opens in a new tab)

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