The post Social Media Breach Hits Giggle Academy, Binance Founder Reacts appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.

The social media account of a well-known educational platform was reportedly targeted in a cyberattack, leading to its unauthorized compromise. Giggle Academy founder Changpeng Zhao told followers of Giggle Academy to be cautious in dealing with their X account, confirming that their social media account had been hacked. Efforts To Regain Control Zhao, who is also the founder of the Binance crypto exchange, urged Giggle Academy followers to be careful when interacting with any content from their hacked X account, denying social media posts about the appointment of a new CEO of the educational platform. Zhao said that his team at the academy is trying to regain control of the X account following the unfortunate security breach incident. Woke up to “Giggle Academy X account hacked”. 😱 Working on restoring it. Always use common sense when reading content from anywhere. 🙏 — CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) November 16, 2024 The Binance founder explained that, together with Giggle Academy CEO Gigi Broverman, they have been working round the clock to gain control of the compromised account, saying that they want to put an end to all the misinformation that the hackers are trying to spread on the internet. Giggle Academy is a start-up by Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao. The hack has led to the spread of misleading information and phishing attempts among its followers. Giggle Academy X Account Compromised According to Zhao, the hacker/s posted that the Giggle Academy has a new CEO, adding that the unscrupulous individual sent phishing links to the educational platform’s followers who were unaware of the situation. Hence, the Binance founder posted a warning on his X account telling Giggle Academy followers to disregard any content posted by the platform’s account because it has been compromised. Total crypto market cap currently at $2.9 trillion. Chart:…

---

Filed under: News - @ November 19, 2024 4:14 am