Ethereum Foundation Hack: Here's What Exactly Happened?
The company's official email was hacked and multiple messages were sent to mailing list subscribers.
Several suspicious emails sent from the official address update@ethereum.org led to the discovery of the hack.
These emails have been found to be fraudulent and contain malicious links that can harm recipients if they click on them.
Tim Biko alerted the public on the X platform, warning them to be careful and not click on any links or open any attachments from the hacked email.
The Ethereum Foundation uses SendPulse as its email service provider, and this is how the hackers gained access.
It appears that attackers exploited vulnerabilities in SendPulse to gain unauthorized access to the Ethereum Foundation mailing list and distribute phishing and scam emails.
Working with SendPulse to fix the issue and secure email communications is the current focus of the Ethereum Foundation.
To prevent this from happening again, they are also looking into the nature of the hack.
Beko posted a sample email to help users spot phishing scams.
Although these emails may appear to be genuine,
