👉👉👉 #MicroStrategy ’s X account hacked, shilling #Ethereum token phishing #scam
The official MicroStrategy X account fell victim to hackers who utilized it to promote a fraudulent airdrop for a purported Ethereum-based MSTR token. This cyberattack saw the business intelligence firm's account compromised, leading to the dissemination of malicious links redirecting users to a counterfeit MicroStrategy webpage. The fraudulent site prompted visitors to connect their wallets and claim the fake MSTR airdrop. Upon granting permissions in their Web3 wallets, users unwittingly exposed themselves to having their tokens drained by the attackers.
Independent investigations by blockchain analyst ZachXBT and anti-scam platform Scam Sniffer revealed staggering losses exceeding $440,000 resulting from the scam. Scam Sniffer reported a single user losing over $420,000 to the phishing scheme within minutes of the initial malicious link being posted on MicroStrategy's X account. The victim transferred $424,786 worth of altcoins, with a portion redirected to the MicroStrategy attacker and the remainder funneled to a second wallet linked to the infamous hacking group PinkDrainer.
One unidentified victim fell prey to a transaction totaling $134,000 in Wrapped Balance AI (wBAI), $122,000 in Chintai (CHEX), and $45,000 in Wrapped Pocket Network (wPOKT) sent to the attacker's wallet. Presently, the wallet associated with the MicroStrategy attacker contains approximately $329,000 worth of Ethereum-based tokens, as per Ethereum DeBank.
Industry experts swiftly noted the overtly dubious nature of the scam, with notable crypto investor Cobie highlighting the implausibility of MicroStrategy, a company exclusively dedicated to Bitcoin (BTC), launching a token on Ethereum.
Source - cointelegraph.com