X accounts are reclaimed after $13,000 theft and victims are compensated

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A hack in the BNB chain compromised the project’s official X account after an attacker posted a phishing link and caused losses, but the account was subsequently restored.

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The BNB chain hack was contained after the project regained control of its official X account.
The attacker posted 10 phishing links, used fake agreements and stole over $13,000 in funds.
Changpeng Zhao has made it clear that compensation will be provided to all affected users.
The price of Binance Coin (BNB) remains stable after the incident, trading at $1,030.

BNB Chain managed to regain control of its official X account after a short but influential hack in which malicious attackers promote fake BNB airdrop websites. The security breaches that occurred earlier today resulted in losses of around $13,000.

In an official statement, the team confirmed that they had gained full access to the compromised account and had deleted all affected posts.

Latest information on account security incidents
i’m back! The team has regained full access to their @BNBCHAIN account.
The root cause of this breach is still under intense investigation and will share the latest updates as soon as possible. The damage amount was estimated at $8,000, and the victim…
— BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) October 1, 2025

The root cause of the breach is still under investigation, but the preliminary findings show that the attacker posted 10 phishing links, resulting in a loss of $8,000 across all chains, of which one user lost $6,500.

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Separately, the attacker manipulated the phishing contract, injected $17,800, then withdrawing $22,000 worth of meme tokens, earning another $4,000 profit. Adding these actions together means that the hacker’s total profit is about $13,000.

The BNB chain said more details will be shared as the investigation progressed, reiterating its commitment to strengthening security to prevent future incidents.

BNB chain that compensates hacking victims

The protocol added to the update that all affected users will be refunded, but no details about the process were revealed. Binance founder Changpen Chao (CZ) also expressed his opinion on the incident, confirming the recovery of the X account and planned compensation.

“The hacker got $13,000. The security team is still tracking and KYC may be linked. He could have made more money if he built the building,” Zhao said.

CZ highlighted the difference between social media security and blockchain platform security. He noted that most of the Binance community has not been affected by phishing scams and shows strong awareness and resistance to such social engineering hacks.

Meanwhile, Binance Coin (BNB) remains stable despite the project’s X account being hacked. BNB is currently trading at $1,033, up 2.47% in the last 24 hours and just 1.45% this week, according to crypto.news data.