In recent days, the Binance exchange has faced two problems at once. First of all, you need to pay attention to the hacking of the exchange. It was carried out on January 31. All information received was leaked online. In particular, passwords, infrastructure diagrams and parts of computer code were posted on the GitHub platform.
Consequences of hacking
The management of the exchange appealed to representatives of GitHub with a demand to remove the posted materials. The appeal states that the publication of this information causes serious harm to Binance’s cybersecurity.
At the same time, on February 1, the press service made an official statement. It states that the leak does not pose a threat to the exchange’s clients. All data that is publicly available is outdated. This information is radically different from the current ones. Accordingly, they cannot be used for hacking. The technical service assured that precautionary measures have been taken. Due to this, there is no threat to all users.
Binance Management Reaction
First of all, the management of the exchange demanded that GitHub immediately delete all posted data related to the “digital stuffing”. The appeal states that despite the fact that the publication of data does not pose a threat, it is still intellectual property. In addition, the legal department is preparing a lawsuit against the user who posted the information.
Hamas victims file lawsuit against Binance seeking financial damages
On January 31, a lawsuit was filed against Binance in the District Court of New York. It was submitted by former hostages, relatives of the murdered doctor and relatives of 3 families whose members suffered during the attack on Israel.
The lawsuit says the exchange and former director Changpeng Zhao are guilty of helping finance Hamas. The exchange is accused of violating the US Anti-Terrorism Act.
Let’s not forget that the American government has already brought similar accusations against the management of the exchange. The new CEO admitted all the claims. This time, ordinary, ordinary citizens are speaking out against the exchange.
Thus, the last day of January was not very successful for the Binance exchange. Two actions have been taken against the cryptocurrency platform that could affect the economic state of the exchange.
On the daily chart of the BNB rate, a slight decline of 1.18% is noticeable. True, on a weekly basis there is an increase: +1.58%. But is it worth paying attention to the current exchange rate indicators? Apparently, it's not worth it. This is due to the fact that on the daily chart, a decline is observed among the entire top five. I continue to follow events in the cryptocurrency world.
