#Ethereum Co-Founder #Vitalik-Buterin's #X-Account Hacked!

#Hackers have breached the security of Vitalik Buterin's X-account, as reported by his father, Dmitry Buterin. The cryptocurrency community is on edge as they await further details.

Dmitry Buterin issued a statement advising everyone to "ignore this post." He explicitly stated that it was evident that Vitalik's account had been compromised and assured the public that Vitalik is diligently working on restoring access to his account.

The suspicious post has since been removed, indicating that Vitalik, the co-founder of Ethereum, might have successfully regained control over his profile.

What's particularly concerning is the nature of the scam post that was briefly published on Vitalik's account. It promised "memorable NFTs in honor of Proto-Danksharding's arrival in Ethereum." This option is known to enhance the blockchain's throughput and reduce fees for L2 solutions based on Rollups technology. 

According to blockchain analyst #ZachXBT, $$ the damage caused by this hack has exceeded a staggering $691,000. Among the stolen NFTs were CryptoPunk 3983, valued at 153.62 ETH (approximately $250,000 at the time of writing), and CryptoPunk 1751, which was worth 58.18 ETH (around $95,000).

A user going by the pseudonym BokkyPooBah revealed that they had lost two irreplaceable CryptoPunks tokens in this audacious hack.

This incident bears a striking resemblance to a hack in July, where hackers infiltrated the X-account of Hayden Adams, the creator of the decentralized exchange Uniswap.

It's worth noting that malicious actors had previously targeted the profile of Circle's Chief Strategy Officer, Dante Disparte, in a bid to promote a fake airdrop.

Recall that in December 2022, unknown hackers compromised the X-account of Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary for a Bitcoin giveaway scam.

The year 2023 began with yet another attack, as cybercriminals gained control of the online broker Robinhood's social media profile to promote a fraudulent token named RBH on the BNB Chain.$ETH $BNB