Azuki's Twitter account hacked! Victims lost over $750,000

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The well-known Japanese NFT project Azuki was reported to have been hacked on Twitter today, with hackers posting multiple malicious tweets to deceive users into giving up their assets. The official team stated that they had immediately contacted Twitter, warned the community, regained control of the account, and initiated an investigation into the incident.

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The well-known Japanese NFT project Azuki was reported to have its Twitter account hacked today, with hackers posting multiple malicious tweets to deceive users into giving up their assets. The official team stated that they have promptly contacted Twitter, warned the community, regained control of the account, and initiated an investigation into the incident.

According to initial investigations by cybersecurity researcher Fantasy, the total losses suffered by victims amount to approximately $758,000, with one individual losing as much as $751,000.

Regarding this incident, renowned on-chain data investigator ZachXBT mentioned that the hacker, known as Lock, is a repeat offender who has recently targeted several NFT project Twitter accounts, including Mutant Hounds, AKCB, and Chimpers.