Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was hacked and the attacker posted a thread promoting tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) that were criticized for being heavily AI-assisted.
The now-deleted posts argued that tokenization could make buildings, bonds and funds easier to split, 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 will be a very disappointing follower.”
Airbnb reported the incident to X, who secured the account. It is not clear how the attacker gained access or who was responsible.
