Microsoft Uncovers North Korean Hackers’ Growing Use of AI After Binance Breach

TL;DR: Microsoft documented high adoption of artificial intelligence by state-sponsored cyber threat actors linked to the North Korean regime. On-chain analytics firms such as TRM Labs attributed the $6.36 billion breach across ten blockchains suffered by Binance to the TraderTraitor unit. Microsoft’s technical report does not link the use of AI tools to the direct execution of the exchange’s security breach. A new Microsoft security report published on October 30 r evealed that North Korea-linked threat groups are increasingly leveraging AI models. This disclosure coincides with the ongoing investigation into the Binance hack that occurred on Thursday, October 29. According to Microsoft’s analysis, multiple Pyongyang -linked cells have boosted the efficiency and speed of their social engineering campaigns through automation.

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