Data breach
Binance denies data breach after alleged ShinyHunters claims
At a glance
Low rather than Medium: UK relevance is 40 of 100, little UK-specific signal so far.
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- Does this reporting name any supplier, product or service we rely on?
- Would our monitoring spot an attack like this, and who would we call if it did?
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Summary
- Binance has denied claims of a new security breach made by a threat actor using the 'ShinyHunters' handle on a newly emerged underground cybercrime forum.
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Part of Binance data breach claims and denial
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Last change 38m ago · Next recheck 9 Nov 2026, 18:21 UK time
- Story9 Nov 2026, 16:21 UK time · 38m ago
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Binance denies data breach after alleged ShinyHunters claims
How we know
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- ClaimedHeadline60% confidence
Binance denies data breach after alleged ShinyHunters claims
- ProbableSummary fact75% confidence
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has denied claims of a new security breach made by a threat actor using the 'ShinyHunters' handle on a newly emerged underground cybercrime forum.