Azuki's Twitter account hacked! Victims lost over $750,000
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.
1/ The @AzukiOfficial Twitter was compromised today. A series of malicious tweets were posted during the morning of Friday, Jan 27th (Pacific Time).
The team has regained control of the @AzukiOfficial Twitter.
Details below ๐
โ Azuki (@AzukiOfficial) January 27, 2023
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.
Was the same scammer named Lock who compromised Mutant Hounds, AKCB, and Chimpers Twitter accounts recently. pic.twitter.com/YSgy6SnvJr
โ ZachXBT (@zachxbt) January 27, 2023