Airbnb’s chief executive, Brian Chesky, disclosed that his X (formerly Twitter) account was compromised, with the intruder publishing a thread that advocated for tokenized real‑world assets and appeared to be heavily generated by artificial intelligence.
The removed messages claimed that tokenization would simplify the division, trading, and settlement of properties, bonds, and investment funds, and they noted Robinhood’s recent moves into the tokenized‑asset space.
Because the posts avoided mentioning any token sale, wallet address, or direct investment link, the breach was less conspicuous than a typical cryptocurrency‑account hijack.
After regaining control, Chesky responded on the platform: “To the individual who hacked my account earlier this week: thanks for the new crypto followers. To my new crypto followers: I’m going to be a very disappointing follow.”
Airbnb notified X of the incident, and the platform has since secured the account. Details about how the attacker gained entry or their identity remain unknown.