# Binance Founder Calls 335M User Records Theft Claim Fake

By [The BSCN Debrief](https://paragraph.com/@bscnalpha), 2026-11-10

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Changpeng Zhao has rejected claims that hackers stole 335 million user records from Binance. A forum post attributed to ShinyHunters demanded $900,000 in Bitcoin or Monero for data allegedly including emails, passwords, identity documents and wallet private keys. CZ questioned why anyone with wallet keys would sell them rather than drain the funds directly.

Binance says its investigation found no breach of systems or customer data. The exchange noted it does not store passwords as readable text or hold external wallet keys. Past similar listings have typically involved malware that infected individual user devices rather than actual exchange compromises. Investigators suspect the poster may be impersonating ShinyHunters.

**Read the full story on BSC News:** [Binance Founder CZ Rejects ShinyHunters Claim of 335 Million Stolen User Records as Scam](https://bsc.news/news/binance-shinyhunters-335-million-records-claim?utm_source=paragraph&utm_medium=brief&utm_campaign=article_wire)

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