CZ denies rumors of theft of 335 million user data records, calling the reports clearly false information

Odaily: Binance founder CZ posted on the X platform that reports claiming the hacker group ShinyHunters stole 335 million Binance user data records and demanded a $900,000 ransom are clearly false information or a scam.

CZ pointed out that if someone truly possessed wallet private keys, they would not choose to sell the relevant data but would instead directly transfer the funds. He said he had noticed the news yesterday and originally thought its false nature was very obvious, but many media outlets still reported it as a news headline.

Previously, the cybersecurity monitoring account ThreatMon disclosed that ShinyHunters claimed to possess approximately 335.9 million Binance user data records, involving KYC documents, account passwords, emails, phone numbers, and wallet private keys, among other things, and demanded a $900,000 ransom. The related data breach claims have not yet been independently confirmed.