CZ denies that 335 million Binance user records were stolen, calling the claims misinformation or a scam.
According to an Odaily news alert, Binance founder CZ responded on X, saying that the hacking group ShinyHunters’ claim that it had stolen around 335.9 million user records and was demanding a $900,000 ransom was clearly false. His reasoning was that anyone who truly had access to wallet private keys would transfer the funds directly rather than sell the data. CZ said he had noticed the claim the previous day and initially thought it was obviously false, but some media outlets still turned it into a headline. Earlier, cybersecurity monitoring account ThreatMon had reported ShinyHunters’ claim, which involved KYC documents, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers, and wallet private keys.
· The alleged leak has not been independently verified; so far, the only public information consists of the hacking group’s claim and CZ’s denial.
· The idea that “private key holders would transfer the funds directly” is CZ’s assessment and represents his personal opinion.
If an exchange were accused of a data breach, which evidence would you look at first—the sample files or the official statement?
According to an Odaily news alert, Binance founder CZ responded on X, saying that the hacking group ShinyHunters’ claim that it had stolen around 335.9 million user records and was demanding a $900,000 ransom was clearly false. His reasoning was that anyone who truly had access to wallet private keys would transfer the funds directly rather than sell the data. CZ said he had noticed the claim the previous day and initially thought it was obviously false, but some media outlets still turned it into a headline. Earlier, cybersecurity monitoring account ThreatMon had reported ShinyHunters’ claim, which involved KYC documents, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers, and wallet private keys.
· The alleged leak has not been independently verified; so far, the only public information consists of the hacking group’s claim and CZ’s denial.
· The idea that “private key holders would transfer the funds directly” is CZ’s assessment and represents his personal opinion.
If an exchange were accused of a data breach, which evidence would you look at first—the sample files or the official statement?
