Here we are again with an interesting development in the world of crypto money. This time, our news is an altcoin-focused hack. In fact, you come across such news from time to time. However, this time, what makes the news special is that it is about the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Let’s take a look at the details of our news.
What does altcoin hack mean?
An important statement came from crypto money researcher ZachXBT in the evening. Accordingly, an altcoin Discord channel was hacked. The interesting thing is that the channel is owned by BNB, the cryptocurrency of the giant Bitcoin exchange Binance. Also, hackers weren’t content with that. On top of that, they shared about a fake airdrop. Links are also given in the posts. It is interesting that the attack coincided with today. Because the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared a war against the giant Bitcoin and altcoin exchange Binance today. The SEC believes Binance is violating securities laws. He also claims that billions of dollars of investor funds were misused.
The hacking event was brought to the agenda for the first time by ZachXBT. Accordingly, hackers first accessed the altcoin BNB Discord channel today. In response to the accusations thrown by the SEC, they posted a message stating that Binance has made an airdrop of BNB on the Binance Smart Chain network.
What does the message say?
The hackers’ message has interesting wording. First of all, a call is made to the entire crypto community. The sentence that starts with “Attention herex” continues with the SEC emphasis. In the statement emphasizing that what the SEC did was wrong, it was emphasized that an action was taken to curb this wrongdoing. It is also stated that an altcoin airdrop will be hosted on Binance Smart Chain, referring to the belief that technology and community are important.
The issue is not limited to this. Hackers even wrote the details of airdrp. Accordingly, the current supply is expressed in a huge number of 105,000 BNB. In addition, the numerical value of this is not less. We’re talking about 30 million dollars to be exact. On the other hand, there is an emphasis that everyone will be eligible to receive some altcoin BNB. In addition, it has been stated that wallets active in BSC will receive more. In the end, as Kriptokoin.com, it is necessary to say this. In the cryptocurrency world, airdrop hunters need to be careful against such events. On the other hand, here we see that there is a phishing site trying to steal users’ private keys and funds. At this point, we warn against fraud.
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