Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Reports Possible Hacker Attack on Crypto Exchange

The founder of Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, says the platform may have suffered a hacker attack. He added that user funds remain safe.
Binance hacker attack illustration showing cybersecurity breach concept
A hacker attack illustration, as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao confirms a possible breach on the exchange.
Binance Founder Flags Possible Breach

Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has said the platform likely came under a hacker attack. He stressed that user funds are not at risk.

“It looks like Binance really did get hacked… User funds are safe!” the entrepreneur wrote on social media platform X.

Stablecoin Issuers Step In Fast

Zhao explained that stablecoin issuers moved quickly to lock down suspicious assets. Tether froze roughly 971 million dollars in funds. Circle blocked close to 823 million dollars.

What Happens Next

No further details on the scale of the breach have been released yet. Binance users are being urged to stay alert and monitor their accounts closely.


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