Binance founder CZ calls 335M-record theft claim “fake/scam”

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has dismissed a claim that 335 million user records were stolen as “obviously fake/scam,” challenging the alleged seller’s decision to offer private keys for $900,000 instead of using them to take funds. CZ has rejected the alleged data sale and criticized media coverage of the claim. ThreatMon said the listing advertised private keys, identity documents, passwords, and transaction records. Binance’s preliminary investigation found no evidence of a compromise connected to the advertised dataset. Brandefense documented similar advertisements dating back to October, without confirming the data was genuine. CZ, responding on X on Nov. 9, argued that anyone possessing usable private keys would move the cryptocurrency instead of trying to sell the information.

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