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Scammers Target Crypto Influencers X Accounts to Promote Memecoin Related Info

27.5.2024
Prominent crypto analyst GCR's X account was hacked, promoting ORDI and Luna 2.0 tokens, resulting in momentary price increases.   The post Scammers Target Crypto Influencers X Accounts to Promote Memecoin Related Info appeared first on Cryptonews

Cryptic NEAR Protocol X Posts Raise Hack Suspicions

9.5.2024
Morse code, cryptic messages, and a redesign of Near Protocol's Official X profile have left users concerned that they have been hacked. The post Cryptic NEAR Protocol X Posts Raise Hack Suspicions appeared first on Cryptonews

Unearthed Government Report Found SEC Lacking “Effective” Cybersecurity Programs Two Weeks Before X Hack: Fox

6.5.2024
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) received a report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) alleging that its cybersecurity program was lacking just two weeks before the commission was hacked on January 9, Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett has learned. News of...

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...

SEC confirms Twitter hack, Denies Bitcoin ETF approval

10.1.2024
Gary Gensler, the SEC chairperson, recently confirmed that the SEC Twitter/X account was compromised. The chairperson stated that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to approve any Bitcoin ETF product. While the X/Twitter account was compromised, the unidentified party released...

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Falls Victim to Twitter Hack – Beware of Shared Links

10.9.2023
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reportedly had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised. In a now-deleted tweet, the hacked account claimed that Consensys will launch a commemorative NFT to celebrate the arrival of the Proto-Danksharding feature to Ethereum. The hacker used...

2020 Twitter Hack Mastermind Gets Five-Year Sentence for Crypto Theft

26.6.2023
A culprit in the infamous 2020 Twitter hack who phished thousands of dollars in Bitcoin from Twitter users has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crime, as well as for a separate SIM swapping scheme. ... Read More: 2020 Twitter Hack Mastermind Gets Five-Year Sentence for Crypto Theft

Brit Gets Prison Time for Twitter Hack Impersonating Biden, Buffett in Bitcoin Scheme

26.6.2023
A U.K. citizen has been sentenced by а New York court to five years in prison for his role in a Twitter hack including the hijacking of accounts of U.S. political and business figures. The man is also responsible for the theft of large amounts of cryptocurrency in a SIM swap attack. Hacker Goes...

$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

Another Twitter Hack Hits the NFT Community

20.7.2022
An NFT influencer’s Twitter and Discord accounts were compromised on Tuesday in what many fear could be a widening takeover

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...