BNB Chain’s X Account Hacked: CZ Warns Users to Stay SAFU from Phishing Scam
The official X (Twitter) account of BNB Chain was compromised on Wednesday, October 1, during the early hours of the Asian session.
Attackers used the platform to promote a fraudulent “BNB HODLer Airdrop” designed to trick users into connecting their wallets to phishing sites.
Binance Founder CZ Confirms BNB Chain’s X Account HackBinance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) confirmed the breach in a series of posts, urging users not to interact with any of the suspicious links shared from the compromised account.
“ALERT: The BNB Chain X account is compromised. The hacker posted a bunch of links to phishing websites that ask for Wallet Connect. Do NOT connect your wallet,” CZ warned.
He added that the Binance exchange’s security teams had already notified X to temporarily suspend the account. The team is working to restore full control.
“Always check the domains very carefully, even from official X handles. Stay SAFU!” the Binance executive articulated.
In an earlier alert, CZ flagged that the account “may have been compromised.” The crypto executive advised caution before the extent of the breach was confirmed.
The attacker’s post was shared through the official BNB Chain handle. It announced the BNB Chain HODLer Airdrop 53234234 and issued a call to action for BNB holders.
The message included links redirecting users to malicious sites disguised as an official Binance portal.
BNB Chain X Account Hacked. Source: BNB Chain
The phishing scheme lured users to connect via WalletConnect, a popular tool for accessing decentralized applications (dApps). Once connected, attackers could potentially drain victims’ wallets.
Binance has already filed takedown requests for all linked phishing sites while coordinating with X to remove the fraudulent posts.
The post has since been deleted, and community members have echoed CZ’s warning to avoid interacting with it. Still, the scam post remains visible to some users, though warnings from the community quickly flagged it as illegitimate.
Don interact with this post! Stolen Account