Popular Rapper's X Profile Hacked to Promote Crypto Phishing Site
American rapper Nelly has seen his X (formerly Twitter) account hacked and used to carry out social engineering attacks to lure unsuspecting individuals to a crypto phishing site. In a recent message on Telegram, on-chai...
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In a recent message on Telegram, on-chain investigator ZachXBT noted that the hacker even modified Nelly's profile to falsely present themselves as a security analyst for Scam Sniffer, a reputable web-based security solution. ...
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