Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Disavows Hacked X Post Promoting General Real-World Asset Tokenization
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky confirmed that his X account was hacked, disavowing a deleted thread that promoted real-world asset tokenization. The compromised posting focused on general advocacy for the RWA crypto sector rather than a specific project.
The company shared screenshots of a back-and-forth with the platform to verify the breach. Observers noted the unusual motive, with some questioning why a hacker would target a public company executive to promote RWA tokens, while others expressed doubt over the security claim.
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@tbpnBREAKING: @bchesky’s 𝕏 account was hacked, posting a since-deleted AI slop thread, per Fortune
@bcheskyTo the person who hacked my account earlier this week: thanks for all the new crypto followers. To my new crypto followers: I’m going to be a very disappointing follow.
@jeffjohnrobertsSo about Airbnb's CEO posting AI slop... Turns out Chesky was hacked! Fortune's @RachelVentresca with the scoop below (Weird thing: Hacker didn't pump any single crypto project but RWAs in general. A true believer I guess)
@jeffjohnroberts@TheStalwart @RachelVentresca Ordinarily, I'm suspicious as hell about "I was hacked" in response to embarrassing social media posts. But Airbnb shared screenshots showing a back-and-forth with X that seemed to confirm this account. So unl
@mert@tbpn @bchesky what even was the hack? an rwa enthusiast trying to raise awareness? hmmmmm
@katie_roofRT @bchesky: To the person who hacked my account earlier this week: thanks for all the new crypto followers. To my new crypto followers: I…
@nic_carter@bchesky literally no one believes this
@cointelegraph🚨 UPDATE: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says his account was hacked earlier this week, confirming the RWA tokenization post was not his. “To my new crypto followers: I’m going to be a very disappointing follow.”
@mert@bchesky so someone went through all that trouble to hack a public company ceo to merely tweet "RWAs are cool" ? idk boss
@coindeskALERT: @bchesky’s X account was hacked. A now-deleted post promoting real-world asset tokenization has been disavowed by the Airbnb CEO.
@lex_nodeRT @GraemeMoore: @bchesky The plan? Hack the AirBNB CEO’s account and tweet broadly about tokenized assets