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BNB Chain’s X Account Hacked; CZ Warns Users of Phishing Links
- Thursday October 2, 2025
- Written by Rahul Dhingra, Edited by David Delima
BNB Chain’s X account was compromised, enabling hackers to post phishing links targeting wallets. The breach was quickly addressed, with access restored and fraudulent domains flagged for removal. The attacker stole roughly $13,000, but KYC data may aid in tracking. Experts say organized phishing campaigns remain a major threat to crypto platform...
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Crypto Platform CoinDCX Hacked, Nearly Rs 368 Crore Lost In Huge Security Breach
- Sunday July 20, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a major security incident, CoinDCX, one of India's cryptocurrency exchanges, has confirmed a hacking attack that led to a loss of around $44 million (nearly Rs 368 crore).
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www.ndtv.com
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WazirX, Government Officials Meet Amid Probe Into Rs 2,000 Crore Crypto Hack: Report
- Monday October 7, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, which suffered a massive Rs 2,000 crore (about $234 million) cyber theft in July, is now facing scrutiny from top government agencies in the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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YouTube Restores Access After Crypto Scammers Hijack Ranveer Allahbadia's Channel to Trick Viewers
- Friday September 27, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
This week, cyber criminals breached content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s handles on YouTube, replaced related logos and images with those of Elon Musk and Tesla, as well as deleted all of the videos that were published on the pages. The channels started promoting a crypto fraud scheme, for hours before YouTube restored access to Allahbadia.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Crypto Fraud Increased 45 Percent in 2023 to $5.6 Billion, FBI Says
- Tuesday September 10, 2024
- Olga Kharif, Bloomberg
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 69,500 complaints from consumers in the US and abroad last year. Call center frauds, such as government impersonation scams, accounted for about 10 percent of cryptocurrency losses.
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Crypto Hacker Claims to Have Netted $700,000 by Hijacking McDonald’s Instagram Account
- Thursday August 22, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
In a recent incident, McDonald’s Instagram account was hacked, leading to the promotion of a scam memecoin called ‘Grimace’. McDonald’s has managed to recover its account since the hack. All posts related to the Grimace memecoin and an edited bio have since been removed.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rapper 50 Cent Targeted In Crypto Scam: Hacker Made $3 Million Using His Account
- Saturday June 22, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The hackers used his account to promote and sell the Meme token GUNIT, defrauding victims of $3 million.
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www.ndtv.com
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Binance Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk to Curb Spread of Crypto-Related Fake News on X
- Monday June 17, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
In March this year, Scam Sniffer stated in its crypto phishing report that about 57,000 victims lost approximately $47 million (roughly Rs. 392 crore) to crypto phishing scams – with most percentage of scams facilitated by scammers working on X.
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www.gadgets360.com
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MicroStrategy’s X Account Hacked, Over $440,000 Estimated Stolen Via Fake $MSTR Airdrop Links
- Monday February 26, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
The X account of MicroStrategy was hacked in the early hours of Monday, February 26. The account was flooded with posts showing links where people could click and register for the airdrop of Ethereum-based ‘so-called official’ MSTR token.
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www.gadgets360.com
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X Explains SEC Account Hack, Curbs ETF-Related Market Manipulation Rumours
- Wednesday January 10, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Elon Musk-owned X confirmed on Wednesday, January 10 that SEC’s confirmation of BTC ETFs being approved – was indeed a ruse hatched by whoever hacked the SEC’s X account. The topic has been crucial in-terms of directing market trends these recent months.
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www.gadgets360.com
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BNB Chain’s X Account Hacked; CZ Warns Users of Phishing Links
- Thursday October 2, 2025
- Written by Rahul Dhingra, Edited by David Delima
BNB Chain’s X account was compromised, enabling hackers to post phishing links targeting wallets. The breach was quickly addressed, with access restored and fraudulent domains flagged for removal. The attacker stole roughly $13,000, but KYC data may aid in tracking. Experts say organized phishing campaigns remain a major threat to crypto platform...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Crypto Platform CoinDCX Hacked, Nearly Rs 368 Crore Lost In Huge Security Breach
- Sunday July 20, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a major security incident, CoinDCX, one of India's cryptocurrency exchanges, has confirmed a hacking attack that led to a loss of around $44 million (nearly Rs 368 crore).
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www.ndtv.com
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WazirX, Government Officials Meet Amid Probe Into Rs 2,000 Crore Crypto Hack: Report
- Monday October 7, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, which suffered a massive Rs 2,000 crore (about $234 million) cyber theft in July, is now facing scrutiny from top government agencies in the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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YouTube Restores Access After Crypto Scammers Hijack Ranveer Allahbadia's Channel to Trick Viewers
- Friday September 27, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
This week, cyber criminals breached content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s handles on YouTube, replaced related logos and images with those of Elon Musk and Tesla, as well as deleted all of the videos that were published on the pages. The channels started promoting a crypto fraud scheme, for hours before YouTube restored access to Allahbadia.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Crypto Fraud Increased 45 Percent in 2023 to $5.6 Billion, FBI Says
- Tuesday September 10, 2024
- Olga Kharif, Bloomberg
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 69,500 complaints from consumers in the US and abroad last year. Call center frauds, such as government impersonation scams, accounted for about 10 percent of cryptocurrency losses.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Crypto Hacker Claims to Have Netted $700,000 by Hijacking McDonald’s Instagram Account
- Thursday August 22, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
In a recent incident, McDonald’s Instagram account was hacked, leading to the promotion of a scam memecoin called ‘Grimace’. McDonald’s has managed to recover its account since the hack. All posts related to the Grimace memecoin and an edited bio have since been removed.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rapper 50 Cent Targeted In Crypto Scam: Hacker Made $3 Million Using His Account
- Saturday June 22, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The hackers used his account to promote and sell the Meme token GUNIT, defrauding victims of $3 million.
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www.ndtv.com
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Binance Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk to Curb Spread of Crypto-Related Fake News on X
- Monday June 17, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
In March this year, Scam Sniffer stated in its crypto phishing report that about 57,000 victims lost approximately $47 million (roughly Rs. 392 crore) to crypto phishing scams – with most percentage of scams facilitated by scammers working on X.
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www.gadgets360.com
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MicroStrategy’s X Account Hacked, Over $440,000 Estimated Stolen Via Fake $MSTR Airdrop Links
- Monday February 26, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
The X account of MicroStrategy was hacked in the early hours of Monday, February 26. The account was flooded with posts showing links where people could click and register for the airdrop of Ethereum-based ‘so-called official’ MSTR token.
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www.gadgets360.com
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X Explains SEC Account Hack, Curbs ETF-Related Market Manipulation Rumours
- Wednesday January 10, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Elon Musk-owned X confirmed on Wednesday, January 10 that SEC’s confirmation of BTC ETFs being approved – was indeed a ruse hatched by whoever hacked the SEC’s X account. The topic has been crucial in-terms of directing market trends these recent months.
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www.gadgets360.com