Binance's Richard Teng Says Attack Exceeded One Engineer's Access, Wasn't a One-Click Job

Binance's Richard Teng is setting the record straight on the attack — and he's not buying the simple version. In an update flagged by Cointelegraph, Teng clarified that the incident went beyond what one engineer's permissions would have covered. He also pushed back on the idea that it was a one-click action.

That's two corrections in one statement. First, the access involved was bigger than a single engineer's clearance. Second, whatever happened wasn't the kind of thing someone pulls off with a single click.

The distinction matters because the framing around any attack shapes how the blame lands. A one-click story points at one person and one mistake. Teng's version points somewhere wider. Cointelegraph reported the clarification as an update, signaling it followed earlier claims that Teng is now addressing directly.

Teng's remarks, as reported by Cointelegraph, stay focused on the mechanics and permissions — not on the blast radius. Binance has not put a full accounting of the incident on the table in this update.

For now, the takeaway is narrow but pointed: Binance's top voice wants the attack described as something larger than a lone engineer and a single click. What that means for who's responsible, and what comes next, is still unanswered.