Kraken Security Director Discusses AI’s Effect on Crypto Hacking

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Kraken Security Director Discusses AI’s Effect on Crypto Hacking

Michael Benich, director of security at Kraken, identified fake job interviews as a way to bypass technical safeguards.

By Simon Yoon

Published Nov 10, 2026, 12:31 PM EST

Two empty chairs face a closed laptop in a quiet interview room. / TokenPost.ai

Kraken Director of Security Michael Benich said during a Nov. 9 discussion that fake job interviews had bypassed technical safeguards. The discussion also examined AI’s effect on hacking economics.

Benich identified fake interviews as a form of social engineering and said they had gotten around technical safeguards. The discussion also addressed how advances in AI are changing the economics of hacking.

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