New advanced X account takeover attack targets crypto community
A new, hard-to-spot phishing campaign is hijacking crypto personalities’ X accounts by abusing X’s app authorization system to bypass passwords and 2FA.
Archive context
Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
A new, hard-to-spot phishing campaign is hijacking crypto personalities’ X accounts by abusing X’s app authorization system to bypass passwords and 2FA.
Why this matters
This cryptocurrency story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
Original source
Read on CointelegraphRelated market context
Coinbase advocates for interest-bearing Federal Reserve payment accounts
Coinbase's push for interest-bearing Fed accounts highlights the need for modernized payment systems to foster innovation and glob...
$BNKR Tumbles After Bankr X Hack Sparks Fake Airdrop Scam Despite Passkey Security
Key Takeaways: The Bankr X account was spoofed to promote fraudulent airdrop links to users. Security fears are emerging due to th...
5 Years After the Bitcoin Law, Crypto Accounts for Just 0.7% of El Salvador’s $5B Remittance Market
The Central Bank of El Salvador reported that cryptocurrency remittances failed to reach up to 1% of all volumes received during t...
Robinhood CEO X Hack Shows Why Crypto Scams Still Target Trusted Names
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised to promote a fake memecoin, giving crypto another reminder that social engine...
Apple’s App Store promoted fake Bitcoin wallet that stole $1.8M after developer spent a year warning them
Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is facing renewed scrutiny after three Bitcoin holders alleged they lost $1.8 million to a fa...
How a crypto exchange secretly hid $53M in stolen crypto to prevent a bank run – as the SEC targets its directors
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a criminal complaint against Bitkub Online and two former directors, alleg...