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VC Firm Blockchain Capital Twitter Account Hacked, Starts Promoting a Fake Token Giveaway
9.8.2023
Hackers are believed to have gained access to crypto-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital’s X (Twitter) account, fraudulently offering a giveaway of tokens called “BCAP.”
Hackers made a series of posts on Aug 9., promoting a token claim scam to lure customers to connect their...
OpenAI CTO's Twitter account hacked, shilling 'scam' airdrop, community warns
2.6.2023
Crypto Twitter has warned others not to click on the latest link posted on OpenAI CTO Mura Murati's Twitter account, which promises a free airdrop
Kucoin Exchange Twitter Account Hacked, Exchange Pledges to Reimburse Affected Users – Here's the Latest
24.4.2023
The official Twitter account of the KuCoin exchange experienced a malicious breach for about 45 minutes in the early hours of April 24, which resulted in users' loss of $22,628.
However, the platform has stated that it will implement stronger security features and reimburse affected...
NFT Collection Azuki’s Twitter Account Hacked, Leading Followers to Malicious Link
27.1.2023
Hoshiboy, the co-founder of the popular anime-inspired project, told CoinDesk that the team is in touch with Twitter to resolve the issue
Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary’s Twitter Account Hacked, Starts Promoting Crypto Scam – Here’s What Happened
30.12.2022
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary’s Twitter account was hacked on Thursday and started pushing a shady giveaway of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
The famed investor's Twitter account, which is followed by more than 982,000 users, sent out multiple tweets about a giveaway of 5,000 BTC and 15,000 ETH, with...
Kevin O’Leary’s Twitter Account Hacked to Promote Bitcoin, Ethereum Giveaway Scam
30.12.2022
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary’s Twitter account was hacked Thursday and used to promote a bitcoin and ethereum giveaway scam. The scammers claimed that Mr. Wonderful is giving away 5,000 bitcoin and 15,000 ether, and anyone can participate. Kevin O’Leary’s...
PwC Venezuela Twitter account hacked, attacker shills fake XRP giveaway
4.9.2022
An attacker gained access to PwC Venezuela’s Twitter account and has been actively posting cryptocurrency phishing links for the last 8 hours at the time of the writing
British Army’s social media accounts hacked by crypto scammers
4.7.2022
Hackers had access to multiple official social media accounts of the British Army for nearly four hours, when they posted crypto phishing links and scams
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
Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked — Tweets Bitcoin Legal Tender in India, Government Giving Away BTC
12.12.2021
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was compromised and a tweet was posted claiming that the government of India has adopted bitcoin as legal tender and purchased 500 coins to distribute to all residents in the country. This hack came at a critical time in India as...
Belgium Energy Minister’s Twitter Account Hacked- Fake Ethereum Giveaway Advertised
12.2.2021
The official Twitter account of Belgium’s Minister of Energy was the recent victim of a high-profile hacking incident. Tinne Van der Straeten’s profile was hacked to promote a bogus giveaway of ethereum tokens. Hacked Twitter Accounts Whoever was behind the incident changed...
Indian Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked, Bitcoin Donations Requested
3.9.2020
The verified Twitter account for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website and mobile app has been hacked, Twitter has reportedly confirmed. Tweets asking for bitcoin donations for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for Covid-19 were posted on the account. Twitter...
Joe Biden’s Twitter Account Hacked By Criminals Asking for BTC Donations
15.7.2020
Joe Biden’s Twitter account has been hacked too
Crypto Traders Rush to Revamp Their Security After Bitmex Dox
1.11.2019
The world’s largest crypto derivatives exchange Bitmex has accidentally doxed tens of thousands of its users. An email newsletter concerning forthcoming updates to Bitmex indices CC’d a large proportion of the company’s mailing list, exposing the addresses of its users to...
Binance Jersey’s Twitter Account Hacked, Hacker Asks CEO CZ To Contact Him Directly
18.8.2019
In a strange turn of events, an anonymous Twitter user named Lightning Network reportedly hacked Binance Jersey’s account, on Friday. The hacker himself confessed it by tweeting on the account. He said, “I managed to successfully overtake Binance Official domain (binance.je) that could...