Binance Denies User Data Breach Allegations

An unknown individual has allegedly put up for sale the personal data of 12.8 million Binance users on a dark web forum, according to Daily Dark Web. 

The breach is reported to have occurred in August 2024, containing names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, addresses, and postal codes. 

The alleged hacker offers full or partial sales and requests contact via Telegram. 

A Binance representative, in a comment to ForkLog, denied the information about the leak of users’ personal data.

In September, the exchange warned clients about the Clipper malware targeting asset theft, which had increased activity in recent weeks. A noticeable rise in incidents was observed on August 27.

In August, Binance announced the use of AI to combat fraudsters.