The social media account of a well-known education platform was reportedly targeted by a cyber-attack, leading to unauthorized compromise.
Giggle Academy founder Changpeng Zhao told Giggle Academy followers to be careful when handling their social media account was hacked.
Attempts to regain control
Zhao, who is also the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, urged it Giggle Academy followers should be careful when interacting with content from their hacked X account, rejecting social media posts about the appointment of a new CEO of the education platform.
Zhao said his team at the academy is trying to regain control of the X account after the unfortunate security breach incident.
Woke up to “Giggle Academy X account hacked”. 😱
Work is underway to restore it. Always use common sense when reading content, wherever you are. 🙏
— CZ 🔶BNB (@cz_binance) November 16, 2024
The Binance founder explained that they have been working around the clock with Giggle Academy CEO Gigi Broverman to gain control of the compromised account, saying that they want to put a stop to all the disinformation that the hackers are trying to spread on the internet spread. internet.
Giggle Academy is a start-up from Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao. The hack led to the spread of misleading information and phishing attempts among his followers.
Giggle Academy X account compromised
According to Zhao, the hacker(s) posted that Giggle Academy has a new CEO, adding that the unscrupulous individual sent phishing links to the educational platform’s followers who were unaware of the situation.
So the Binance founder posted a warning on his X account telling Giggle Academy followers to ignore any content posted by the platform’s account because it had been compromised.
Security measures for educational platform
The hacking incident involving Giggle Academy raised concerns about how secure and protected online education platforms are from cyber breaches, highlighting the need to further improve their security features.
As an online institution, Giggle Academy provides education to children and teenagers living in underprivileged and low-literacy areas around the world. Therefore, the hacking incident could also jeopardize the education of these students, who are part of the underprivileged sector of the society.
If this account says it is issuing coins, or asking you to invest, it must have been hacked. https://t.co/YlsFXIpwMf
— Yi He (@heyibinance) November 15, 2024
It also showed that education platforms are now being targeted by hackers as they use digital tools and platforms in teaching.
Speaking about the vision of the project, Zhao 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, as these materials are used by students in low-literacy countries.
Zhao founded the Giggle Academy to reform the global education system by introducing a platform that uses game-based learning, blockchain technologies and AI in learning sessions.
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