BNB Chain has regained control of his official X account after a phishing attack briefly deceived users with false reward ties. Although limited in magnitude, this violation recalls the growing threat represented by the scams targeting the Crypto communities. The losses have been contained, but the incident occurs in a context of increasing theft -related flights in the industry.
In short
- BNB Chain's X account was briefly diverted by hackers broadcasting false reward ties; Control was quickly restored.
- The attack involved a phishing contract and ten malicious links, for total losses estimated at around $ 8,000.
- Only one victim lost $ 6,500, representing most of the damage; However, no broader compromise of the BNB network was found.
- Phishing scams exploded in 2025, with already $ 2.17 billion stolen, exceeding the total losses recorded in 2024.
BNB Chain confirms a contained attack
BNB Chain has regained control of its official X account after a security flaw having briefly exposed users to phishing links. The incident, confirmed in the early hours of Wednesday, led to an immediate warning from the co -founder of Binance, Changpeng “Cz” Zhao, Undering his subscribers not to interact with recent publications.
The violation was detected after the publication of a fraudulent link promoting a false award program. This message invited users to vote on a “next date for rewards $ BSC”, wrongly promising tokens incentives for the first participants. According to sources, the link aimed to steal funds and personal information, a classic tactic of phishing campaigns.
BNB Chain said the attack was based on a single phishing contract and ten malicious ties. The losses were limited to around $ 8,000 in total.
A victim concentrated the majority of losses, with about $ 6,500 stolen. The attacker had injected around $ 17,800 into a phishing contract before converting his memes tokens for a total of $ 22,000.
The fraudulent content was quickly deleted, and no other network compromise was reported. Although the account has since been secure, the exact cause of the violation has not yet been revealed. BNB Chain confirmed that it had found full access to the account and assured that the incident was contained and limited impact.
Crypto phishing attacks explode: losses 2025 already exceed $ 2.17 billion
This attack is added to an increasing series of phishing campaigns targeting the crypto sector. According to a recent Chainalysis report, cybercriminals have stolen approximately $ 2.17 billion via scams And exploits between January and June 2025, an amount already higher than all losses of 2024 and 17 % above the total of 2022. If the trend continues, the losses could cross $ 4 billion by the end of 2025.
Phishing is particularly devastating for private investors as well as large asset holders. In a recent case, a BNB whale lost $ 13.5 million after clicking on a malicious link. The magnitude of the incident briefly aroused fears of hacking in the protocol, before being confirmed as an isolated scam.
The attackers also targeted historic portfolios, including an address associated with $ 8.7 billion in Bitcoin stolen from the ex-Plateform MT. Gox. The BNB Chain incident illustrates the persistence of phishing threats in the crypto ecosystem and recalls the need for constant vigilance.
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