Vitalik Buterin Discloses Twitter SIM Swap Attack That Drained $691K From Users’ Wallets
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed that his recent Twitter (X) account hack, that wiped over $691,000 victims’ funds in a fake NFT promo, was a result of a “SIM swap” attack. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT, which c...
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Blockchain analyst ZachXBT, which confirmed $691,000 had been drained from people's wallets, declined to speculate whether Buterin was the victim of a “SIM swap.” The reply came as an X user, Satoshi 767, assumed that the hack could be a SIM Swap attack....
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