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Vitalik Buterin Account Compromise: $700.00K Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

Ether co-founder Vitalik Buterin's Twitter account is suspected to have been hacked and posted a link (actually a phishing link) to a free Proto Danksharding Memorial NFT pickup related to ConsenSys. ZachXBT says the hackers have now stolen $700,000. Upon review, the tweet containing the phishing link has been removed.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://www.odaily.news/newsflash/335151?source=share (opens in a new tab)

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