Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, used social media to discuss the theft of his profile on X, formerly known as Twitter. The well-known cryptocurrency figure confirmed rumors that the account was the target of a SIM swap hack that allowed attackers to spread a crypto fraud that enticed victims with free digital goods.

"Yes, It Was a Sim Swap," Buterin Admits of the Hacking Technique Used to Access His X Profile

The Ethereum co-founder also talked about the lesson he took away from the incident: even if a phone number isn't used for two-factor authentication (2FA), it may still be used to reset a password for an account. Adding, "Can completely remove phone from Twitter," he acknowledged:

I had received the advise, that "phone numbers are insecure, don't authenticate with them," but I was unaware of this.

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