Hackers Takeover Buterin\u2019s Twitter Account<\/strong><\/h2>\nIn a September 9 X post, Dmitry \u201cDima\u201d Buterin, the father of Vitalik Buterin, revealed that his son\u2019s account had been compromised:<\/p>\n
\u201cDisregard this post, apparently Vitalik has been hacked. He is working on restoring access.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Buterin\u2019s account was taken over, it was used to announce the fake launch of a set of commemorative non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from software provider Consensys. The malicious link, which could have been seen by many of his 4.9 million followers on X, enticed victims to link their wallets to mint the NFTs quickly before ultimately making off with funds. <\/p>\n
The tweet containing the link has since been taken down, but the damage has already been done, as many victims reported losing access to crypto assets in their wallets. The bad actor stole over $147,000 in the span of an hour, but that swiftly grew to $691,000, as per blockchain analyst @ZachXBT, with 73% of that value constituting NFTs. Notably, Ethereum developer Bok Khoo, aka Bokky Poobah, claimed to have endured some losses in his CryptoPunk NFT collection.<\/p>\n
Some claimed that Buterin was the victim of a \u201cSIM Swap\u201d attack after failing to implement adequate security measures for his X account. ZachXBT, however, dismissed such speculations, positing that Buterin is \u201ca big enough target to where an insider could have been paid off or panel was used.\u201d<\/p>\n
The blockchain investigator reported that the attacker subsequently sent a stolen NFT to Buterin. The Ethereum founder has yet to comment publicly since the hack was first reported.<\/p>\n
The exact number of users affected is still unknown. Nonetheless, Buterin\u2019s account takeover marks the latest in a growing list of hacks carried out on X that have raked in millions. Several renowned crypto project founders and company accounts have been previously targeted, from blue-chip NFT project Azuki to Robinhood.<\/p>\n
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