Hackers, this time, took over the Twitter account of the Uniswap founder. After that, they tried to scam using the account. However, noticing the situation, crypto enthusiasts warned others not to get caught. Meanwhile, the Metamask and Coinbase Wallet accounts of the founder of the altcoin project have been blocked.
Hackers hacked the Twitter account of this altcoin founder!
Hayden Adams’ Twitter account has more than 254,000 followers. Yesterday, hackers who took over the account made a post encouraging them to click on a malicious link. Hackers accidentally posted a tweet claiming that users’ tokens were at risk. Crypto Twitter members quickly identified a scam run by the hacked account of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams. After that, they warned others against it.
A Web3 Security Alert channel on Telegram informed its followers that Adams’ Twitter account was hacked on July 20. The account of the Uniswap founder and CEO posted a tweet to its 254,000+ followers claiming that the platform’s Permit2 contract was “afflicted by an unknown exploit” and that users’ tokens were at risk, encouraging them to click on a malicious link.
The first scam tweet only went live for a few minutes before it was removed. However, a few nearly identical tweets were also shared. At the time of news writing, many of these tweets were still visible to Twitter users.
Adams’ Metamask and Coinbase Wallet accounts blocked
Meanwhile, Web3 Security Alert reported that Adams’ Metamask and Coinbase Wallet accounts were also blocked.
cryptocoin.comAs you follow, bad actors trying to defraud users over crypto assets or fiat money using social media platforms is nothing new. But those behind the companies are trying to reduce their number and frequency. Twitter chairman Elon Musk announced on July 1 that the platform will temporarily limit the number of posts users are allowed to read per day in an effort to “detect and eliminate bots and other bad actors.”
On July 6, social media firm Meta launched Threads, a microblogging app expected to rival Twitter. The platform reached more than 100 million users in a few days. However, scammers promoting fake NFT projects and impersonating other crypto Twitter personalities quickly surfaced.
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