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Binance denies forum sale of about 335 million user records

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November 10: Infosecurity Magazine names PwsForums, dates the ad November 4, cites 335.9 million records, and says Binance found the sample inconsistent with its storage.

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Binance says a forum sale of about 335 million user records for $900,000 is a scam and no breach was found.

A user on the newly emerged forum PwsForums offered alleged records of about 335 million Binance users for $900,000, claiming KYC documents, passwords, wallet keys, emails and phone numbers. BleepingComputer and DataBreaches.net say the seller is believed to be impersonating ShinyHunters; Infosecurity Magazine attributes the November 4 post to ShinyHunters and cites 335.9 million records. Binance told BleepingComputer it found no evidence of a compromise of systems, KYC data, credentials, wallet keys or infrastructure, and called the listing likely a scam. The exchange said it does not store plaintext passwords or hold external-wallet keys, and that the sample does not match how it stores data. It warned of phishing and said similar listings often recycled infostealer data from user devices.

Key facts
  • The seller sought $900,000 and threatened to leak the records.
  • Claimed data included KYC files, passwords, private keys, emails and phones.
  • Binance said it no longer operates in some jurisdictions named in the post.
  • Other forum users questioned why a holder of every wallet key would sell them.
  • Infosecurity Magazine says the advertisement appeared on PwsForums on November 4.
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Timeline

dated events in the reporting · oldest first
  1. Nov 4, 2026Sale ad posted on PwsForums for $900,000 · Infosecurity Magazine

What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • BleepingComputerBinance denial, plaintext-password claim, infostealer recycling and jurisdiction note
  • Infosecurity MagazineNames PwsForums, November 4 date, sample mismatch and 335.9 million
Threat actors
ShinyHuntersTraderTraitor
Victims
Binance
Organizations
EllipticBinance
Countries
North Korea

Coverage

oldest first · one row per article · UTC
  1. · 2d ago BleepingComputerFirst report

    Binance denies breach after alleged ShinyHunters sale of 335 million records

    The forum seller sought $900,000 and threatened to leak KYC files, passwords, and wallet keys.

  2. · 2d ago DataBreaches.net

    Binance calls alleged ShinyHunters user-data sale a scam

    A forum account offered what it called records of 335 million users, including KYC files and wallet keys.

  3. · 1d ago Infosecurity Magazine

    Binance says ShinyHunters' 335 million-record sale claim looks like a scam

    The group demanded $900,000 on November 4; Binance says the sample does not match how it stores data.