CZ Warns: Social Media Accounts Are the Achilles’ Heel of Crypto Security

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao drops a truth bomb—your Twitter and Instagram may be the easiest backdoor for crypto thieves.

Why? Because human error beats even the toughest blockchain encryption every time. SIM swaps, phishing DMs, and good old-fashioned account takeovers are draining wallets faster than a bear market.

Meanwhile, Wall Street still thinks ’crypto security’ is an oxymoron—right before their third yacht gets repossessed.

What CZ Wants You To Remember

In his tweet, CZ shared two key lessons:

That second point hits hard. No matter how secure a product is, it only takes one slip-up on social to cause real damage. Discord, Telegram, X—hackers go where users hang out.

Why This Matters

If you’ve been in crypto long enough, you’ve seen these scams before. But what makes this one dangerous is how real it looked. And when a warning comes from what looks like an official Discord mod or admin, even smart users can fall for it.

That’s why CZ’s warning is timely. Phishing attacks aren’t going away. They’re just getting smarter.

This wasn’t a Ledger system hack. It was a reminder: the human side of crypto is often the most vulnerable. And sometimes, the weakest LINK isn’t the tech—it’s trust.

Stay sharp. Don’t click in a panic. And as CZ put it best:

“Never give up your private key recovery phrases, no matter who is doing the asking.”

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