Share this article
Someone Just Hacked Binance Jersey's Twitter Account
An anonymous Twitter user has successfully hacked Binance Jersey's twitter account.
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 11:20 a.m. Published Aug 16, 2019, 3:50 p.m.
Binance Jersey's Twitter account was hacked by an anonymous twitter user called @LightningNetwo9. According to tweets posted on Binance Jersey by the hacker, the hacker is a security researcher claiming to operate with altruistic motivations. The hacking was confirmed via Binance Jersey's telegram account.
The hacker claims he could have used the successful hack to scam Binance Jersey users, particularly with a phishing scam.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
Image via Twitter
Binance Jersey is one of four independent branches of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume. Binance also operates exchanges in Malta, Singapore, and Uganda with Binance US set to open with the next two months according to a recent report.
Linking to his Twitter account, the hacker asked Binance CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao to contact him directly.
The Twitter hacking comes almost three months after a successful hacking of Binance's online exchange, costing the exchange over 7,000 bitcoin.
As of press time, Binance has deleted the posts.
Images via Twitter
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
CME Group Expands Crypto Derivatives With Spot-Quoted XRP and Solana Futures
These are CME’s smallest crypto contracts to date, aimed at active participants who prefer to trade in spot market terms without managing contract expiries or rollovers.
What to know:
- CME Group has launched Spot-Quoted futures for XRP (XRP) and Solana (SOL), allowing for trading closer to real-time market prices.
- These are CME’s smallest crypto contracts to date, aimed at active participants who prefer to trade in spot market terms without managing contract expiries or rollovers.
- The launch also includes Trading at Settlement (TAS) for XRP, SOL and Micro futures, enabling traders to manage risk around crypto ETFs with added flexibility.
Top Stories
