Hackers crack DJ Steve Aoki's Twitter account to steal ETH worth $ 170,000

Hackers crack DJ Steve Aoki's Twitter account to steal ETH worth $ 170,000

The Twitter account of the American music producer and DJ Steve Aoki was compromised and used for a phishing fraud that led to the loss of crypto-assets worth at least $ 170,000.

According to a Friday tweet of the on-chain detective ZachxBT, the attacker used his illegal access to Aoki's account to carry out fraud by incorrectly claiming that the musician had joined the $ psyop token train and stated a link, over which users could request free tokens.

Twitter users lose $ 170,000 in fraudsters

Shortly after fraudsters posted the Airdrop-Link via Aoki's account, the crypto-influencer @eth_ben retired the phishing fraud contribution due to "influence", according to ZachxBT.

Congratulations to @eth_ben To quote phishing fraud, which was posted by those affected Account for influence, which leads to this, which leads to this, which leads to that his supporters lose around $ 170,000

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-zachxbt (@zachxbt) . May 2023

phishing fraudsters who are targeting crypto users

phishing fraud is a common form of social engineering, in which attackers tempt users to disclose their registration data. As soon as the attackers receive this information, you can access the victim's accounts and possibly capture further sensitive data.

The Aoki Twitter fraud follows a number of sophisticated phishing frauds that have been aimed at crypto investors in the past few months.

in February, cryptoc potato reported that Hacker had targeted Ethereum Denver website to post a phishing link to lure users out of their cryptocurrency. However, the threat was quickly recognized by the KRYPTO security company Blockfence.

Since the number and extent of phishing fraud in connection with cryptocurrencies continue to increase, investors must focus on security and vigilance in the administration of their digital assets.

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