Trezor X Account Hacked, Shills Fake Crypto
- Trezor’s official X account was compromised, likely due to a SIM swap attack, and used to promote a fake token presale. ZachXBT and crypto security firm Scam Sniffer identified the fraudulent activity, preventing wider user losses. Despite compromising Trezor’s account, the hacker only managed to steal a paltry $8,100.
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SEC says X account hack was due to SIM swapping
An “unauthorized party” hijacked the cell phone number of the person running the SEC’s X account before taking over the social media feed and posting messages. In a statement on Monday, an SEC spokesperson explained that two days after the January 9 account takeover, the government agency spoke to its telecom carrier and discovered that someone “obtained control of the SEC cell phone number associated with the account in an apparent ‘SIM swap’ attack.”
Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers
The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams designed to infect potential victims with cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware.
CIA exposed to intelligence interception due to X's URL bug
Musk's mega-app-in-waiting goes from chopping headlines to profile URLs An ethical hacker has exploited a bug in the way X truncates URLs to take over a CIA Telegram channel used to receive intelligence. Kevin McSheehan, who uses the online handle "Pad," spotted the issue after hovering over the link to the CIA's Telegram channel displayed on its X social media profile.
