Airbnb CEO'su, X hesabının saldırıya uğradığını söyledi, saldırgan tokenizasyona yapay zeka atığı attı

Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow".

By Francisco Rodrigues|Edited by Sheldon Reback Jul 17, 2026, 8:50 a.m. 1 min readMake preferred on Share this articleMake preferred on

Summary

• Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was hacked, and the attacker posted about tokenized real-world assets.
• The posts, which discussed the benefits of tokenization for assets like buildings and bonds, contained no links or blockchain addresses.
• Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow".

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was hacked, and the attacker posted a thread promoting tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) that was criticized as being heavily AI-assisted.

The now-deleted posts argued that tokenization could make buildings, bonds and funds easier to divide, trade and settle. The thread referenced trading platform Robinhood’s push into tokenized assets.

The posts did not mention a token sale, wallet or token address or investment link, making the compromise less obvious than a typical crypto account takeover.

“To the person who hacked my account earlier this week: thanks for all the new crypto followers,” Chesky wrote after regaining access. “To my new crypto followers: I’m going to be a very disappointing follow.”

Airbnb reported the incident to X, which secured the account. It isn't clear how the attacker gained access or who was responsible.

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