Hacker Steals Over $690,000 After Hijacking Vitalik Buterin's Twitter Account
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has been hacked on Twitter, resulting in the theft of 691,000 from users who clicked on a corrupted link. The hacker posted a fake link on Buterin's feed, prompting victims to connect their wallets and mint nonfungible tokens (NFTs), but instead, their funds were stolen. This incident adds to a growing list of social media hacks that have resulted in significant token losses.
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Hacker Steals Over $690,000 After Hijacking Vitalik Buterin's Twitter Account
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has been hacked on Twitter, resulting in the theft of 691,000 from users who clicked on a corrupted link. The hacker posted a fake link on Buterin's feed, prompting victims to connect their wallets and mint nonfungible tokens (NFTs), but instead, their funds were stolen. This incident adds to a growing list of social media hacks that have resulted in significant token losses.