popular NFT project, Azuki, has been the victim of scammers who hacked his Twitter account. Like other high-profile attacks, the scammers instructed followers to click on a link promising a mint, which turned out to be a fake. Unfortunately, those who followed the link saw their wallets compromised and their assets stolen, resulting in over $750,000 worth of $USDC, 11 NFTs, and nearly 4 ETH being stolen from unsuspecting users.
1/ The @AzukiOfficial Twitter was compromised today. A series of malicious tweets were posted on the morning of Friday, January 27 (Pacific Time).
The team has regained control of the @AzukiOfficial Twitter.
Details below 👇
—Azuki (@AzukiOfficial) January 27, 2023
Details about the attack
Many NFT users follow and trust the verified social media accounts of the projects they support and hackers know this. While they won’t click on a random link online that promises a free mint, they might not be suspicious if it’s posted by Azuki’s verified account.
As soon as the scammers started tweeting and others found out about it, the community started spreading the word online about the compromised account.
“AZUKI’S OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT IS HACKED. DO NOT CLICK LINKS FROM OUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE RETWEET,” said Rose, Azuki Community Manager, and many also raised awareness.
As of now, the Azuki team is still trying to regain access to your account and prevent any more money or assets from being lost.
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Tokoni Uti has written extensively on blockchain and cryptocurrency for years. Her work has been featured on sites like BTCmanager and Blockchain Reporter. She has a degree in Corporate Communications.
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