Hackers hacked well-known accounts in the X
20.09.2024
On September 18, several well-known accounts on the social network X were hacked. The hackers used them to promote the HACKED meme token, but the total revenue from the fraud amounted to only $8,000.
According to blockchain researcher ZachXBT, the hacked accounts included the pages of Lenovo India, Yahoo News UK, MoneyControl, Oliver Stone, People, and Krystal DeFi. This time, the attackers chose an unusual tactic — directly reporting that the accounts had been hacked. The thieves offered users a special token called HACKED, promising that everyone who bought it could make money along with the hackers when the price went up.
Each hacked account published an address to buy this asset.
However, this approach did not pay off. After the sale of the token stock, the hackers earned only $8,000 and most likely even incurred losses, given the efforts and resources expended.
According to ZachXBT, account holders could have been granted access to their accounts through a compromised website or app. After the hack, the value of the HACKED token increased by 900% but later plummeted to almost zero.
According to blockchain researcher ZachXBT, the hacked accounts included the pages of Lenovo India, Yahoo News UK, MoneyControl, Oliver Stone, People, and Krystal DeFi. This time, the attackers chose an unusual tactic — directly reporting that the accounts had been hacked. The thieves offered users a special token called HACKED, promising that everyone who bought it could make money along with the hackers when the price went up.
Each hacked account published an address to buy this asset.
However, this approach did not pay off. After the sale of the token stock, the hackers earned only $8,000 and most likely even incurred losses, given the efforts and resources expended.
According to ZachXBT, account holders could have been granted access to their accounts through a compromised website or app. After the hack, the value of the HACKED token increased by 900% but later plummeted to almost zero.