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Community Notice: Algorand Foundation CEO’s X Account Hacked

26.1.2024
The Algorand Foundation reported that its CEO Staci Warden’s X account was compromised, leading to unauthorized posts on the account. The compromised account posted offensive content, including derogatory language and false statements about the Algorand community. CEO Staci Warden X’s...

$794K SIM swap hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to five years in prison

25.6.2023
The hacker managed to steal $794,000 worth of crypto from an exchange via a SIM swap attack on an exec, but ultimately he didn’t cover his tracks well

2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme

23.6.2023
Joseph O'Conner, a British man who made roughly $900,000 in an elaborate Twitter hack and a separate crypto-related SIM-swapping scheme, received a 5 year sentence from a federal judge on Friday, Inner City Press reported

Scammers steal nearly $1M after hijacking 8+ prominent crypto twitter accounts

10.6.2023
The group of scammers have recently taken over accounts belonging to the founder of Pudgy Penguins, the CTO of OpenAI and even crypto hater Peter Schiff

Today in Crypto: Twitter Hacker Extradited to US, Coinbase Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, Binance Launches VIP Capital Connect Service

10.5.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________... Read More: Today in Crypto: Twitter Hacker Extradited to US, Coinbase Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, Binance Launches...

US Authorities Extradite UK Citizen Behind 2020 Twitter Hack, SIM Swap Crypto Theft

10.5.2023
Twenty-three-year-old Joseph O’Connor, known by his handle PlugWalkJoe, was arrested in Spain in 2021

KuCoin to reimburse victims of the short-lived Twitter account hack

24.4.2023
The crypto exchange announced that it will fully reimburse all the verified asset losses from the fake giveaway promotion

400M Twitter users' data is reportedly on sale in the black market

26.12.2022
The private contact information of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, shark tank host Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban are among those purportedly for sale

British Army’s Social Media Accounts Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Giveaways, Crypto Scams

5.7.2022
The British Army’s official Youtube and Twitter accounts were compromised Sunday and hackers used them to promote crypto, including bitcoin and ether giveaway scams featuring Tesla CEO Elon Musk. British Army’s Social Media Accounts Used to Promote Bitcoin, Crypto, NFT Scams...

Targeted phishing scam nets $438K in crypto and NFTs from hacked Beeple account

23.5.2022
Links posted to a fake Louis Vuitton non-fungible token (NFT) raffle were made to capitalize on a recent real collaboration between Beeple and the luxury fashion brand

ESPN's baseball reporter's Twitter account hacked by NFT scammers

11.3.2022
The hackers hijacked the popular reporter’s account in an attempt to promote giveaways for the Skulltoons NFT project by duping users into clicking a malicious link

Crypto exchange's Twitter gets hacked by ‘disgruntled employee’

24.1.2022
Latoken’s Twitter account started to publish accusations of scams and mistreating employees

Five times crypto got weird in 2020

18.12.2020
Crypto is no stranger to weirdos, so here’s a few times the space got strange in 2020

Twitter Hires Noted Hacker as Head of Security Months After Bitcoin Scam

17.11.2020
Twitter has hired Peiter Zatko, a prominent white-hat hacker going by the handle "Mudge," to help prevent future security breaches

How Hackers Exploited Twitter’s VPN Problems, Obtained God Mode and Took Over Accounts

25.10.2020
An investigation by the New York State Department of Financial Services has revealed how the great Twitter hack in July happened. A total of 130 high-profile, celebrity accounts were compromised and many were used to tweet about a bitcoin giveaway scam. How Twitter Was Hacked The New York State...