Binance co-CEO Yi He hit by WeChat hack amid growing Web2 risks for crypto execs

SlowMist’s Yu Xuan advised high-profile users to prune contacts, rotate passwords and act fast on alerts to reduce WeChat takeover risks.

Newly appointed Binance co-CEO and co-founder Yi He said on X that her WeChat account was hijacked after an old mobile number was taken, highlighting how Web2 messaging platforms can be used to impersonate crypto executives. 

“WeChat was abandoned long ago, and the phone number was seized for use. It cannot be recovered at present,” she said in a translated X post.  

Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged that after the hack, the attackers promoted a token called Mubarakah, pumping the price. The platform claimed that the attackers netted $55,000 with the scheme. 

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