News is emerging that the world\u2019s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has been the victim of an attempted ransom demand from a scammer. The attacker threatened to release KYC information if the company did not cough up 300 Bitcoins.<\/p>\n
In its efforts to be totally transparent, Binance has just released a statement<\/a> revealing that an unidentified individual has \u2018threatened and harassed\u2019 them. Enigmatic CEO, Changpeng Zhao, urged people not to believe or spread the FUD which had already been disseminated across social media.<\/p>\n \u201cDon’t fall into the “KYC leak” FUD.\u00a0 We are investigating, will update shortly.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Don't fall into the "KYC leak" FUD. We are investigating, will update shortly.<\/p>\n — CZ \ud83d\udd36 BNB (@cz_binance) August 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n