Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky reported that his X account was hacked, and the attacker posted materials promoting tokenized real-world assets (RWAs):
- 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".
Chesky noted that the hacker posted materials that were 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 posts did not mention a token sale, wallet, or token address, 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.
Airbnb reported the incident to X, which secured the account:
