Binance claimed maintenance - McAfee claimed they had been hacked and he had inside information saying so.
But let's be fair, fearing a hack when an exchange goes down isn't totally unfounded. What may be uncalled for, is tweeting these fears out to 770,000 followers not knowing if it's true or not.
All the speculation brought on a reply from the Binance CEO himself, CZ:Not trying to spread FUD, but I have received dozens of reports like this one. I'm just trying to understand. As a security researcher, I know that potential hacks are far more easy to solve if investigated immediately. Days later magnifies the task by orders of manitude. pic.twitter.com/u1PL9Z4tGf— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) February 8, 2018
Which turned into all out war between McAfee and Twitter trolls, that's when he snapped in this epic tweet..But you are spreading fud. We will prove you wrong. https://t.co/QTuK6t2ZS3— CZ (@cz_binance) February 8, 2018
Real address or not? Not sure - but it's been a fun day.I live in Tennessee. I'm 72. But bring your sorry ass here and say that to my face. 90 Beasley Drive, Lexington 38351. You don't show up you'll be my bitch forever. Oh.. and a phone number for you whining loudmouths that want a word with me - 731 608 8837.— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) February 8, 2018
John McAfee is best known for creating the worlds first commercial antivirus software, but left the company he founded in 1994 and has since been involved in mobile apps, alternative medicine, and cryptocurrencies.
Author: Oliver Redding
Seattle News Desk
