No proof of AI in North Korean hackers move of stolen Binance funds
Source: CoinDesk ·
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Elliptic tracked thousands of transfers, failed swaps and repeated transactions that suggest the hackers relied on scripts rather than AI agents. Investigators of the $6.4 billion Binance hack have found no evidence that the cybercriminals used artificial intelligence (AI) to launder the loot. The North Korean hackers used about 20 automated software services in less than three days, moving stolen funds through decentralized exchanges, lending protocols and cross-chain bridges, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said on Monday. The activity raised questions about whether AI agents are choosing where and how to move the money, but Elliptic co-founder and chief scientist Tom Robinson said the transactions so far look more like conventional software following instructions set by humans. “Our assessment is that the laundering is automated, but nothing we have seen shows an AI agent making decisions. The pattern fits scripts written and supervised by people.” AI agents can make decisions…
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