The social media account of a well-known educational platform has reportedly been targeted by a cyberattack, resulting in it being unauthorizedly hacked.
Giggle Academy founder, Changpeng Zhao, called on Giggle Academy followers to be careful in dealing with their X account, confirming that their X account Your social media account has been hacked.
Efforts to regain control
Zhao, who is also the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, urged this Laughter Academy Followers should be careful when interacting with any content from their hacked X account, while rejecting social media posts about the appointment of a new CEO for the educational platform.
Zhao said that his team at the academy is trying to regain control of the X account after the unfortunate security breach incident.
I woke up to “Giggle Academy X account hacked”. 😱
Working to restore it. Always use common sense when reading content from anywhere. 🙏
— Czechoslovakia 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) November 16, 2024
The Binance founder explained that they, along with Giggle Academy CEO Gigi Broverman, are working around the clock to take control of the hacked account, saying they want to put an end to all the misinformation that hackers are trying to spread on the web. Internet.
Giggle Academy is a startup created by Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao. The hack led to the spread of misinformation and phishing attempts among his followers.
Giggle Academy X account has been hacked
According to Zhao, the hackers posted that Giggle Academy has a new CEO, adding that the unscrupulous person sent phishing links to followers of the educational platform who were unaware of the situation.
Hence, the Binance founder posted a warning on his account
Security measures for the educational platform
The hacking incident involving Giggle Academy has raised concerns about how secure and protected online educational platforms are from cyber hacking, highlighting the need to strengthen their security features.
As an online organization, Giggle Academy provides education to children and teens residing in underserved and low-educated areas around the world. Hence, a hacking incident can also harm the education of those learners who form part of the underprivileged section of society.
If this account says it will issue coins, or asks you to invest, it has almost certainly been hacked. https://t.co/YlsFXIpwMf
– Ye Ho (@heyibinance) November 15, 2024
It also showed that educational platforms are now targets for hackers as they use digital tools and platforms to teach.
Speaking about the project’s vision, Chow previously revealed that their mission is to empower underserved communities by giving them the tools and knowledge needed to succeed in the digital economy.
Some analysts question the reliability of online educational materials considering that these materials are used by learners in low-education countries.
Chow created Giggle Academy to reform the global education system by offering a platform that uses game-based learning, blockchain technologies, and artificial intelligence in learning sessions.
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