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Ben Armstrong Account Compromise

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Incident Overview

ZenGo CEO Ouriel Ohayon tweeted that BitBoy Crypto founder Ben Armstrong's Twitter account was hacked and used to promote a crypto scam to steal users' NFT assets, the same scam that hit garry tan, peter schiff and others, asking users to be aware of the risks involved.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://twitter.com/OurielOhayon/status/1667743998583209985 (opens in a new tab)

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