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With over 211,000 followers, the official Microsoft India account on Twitter was hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers impersonating Roaring Kitty. This account has a gold check mark as an officially verified organization.
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According to Bleeping Computer, they are now using Microsoft India’s hijacked account to reply to tweets, luring the company’s followers and other people on X to a malicious website (presaIe-roaringkitty[.]com) that would allegedly allow them to buy GameStop (GME) crypto as part of a so-called presale.
According to thecyberexpress, although these posts have been removed, the hackers continue to repost their stuff from their account on the Microsoft India X account, which has not yet been restored.
Previous X account hacked history;
Hijacking of Microsoft India X account is not a new incident, in fact it is part of a worrying trend where verified X accounts are targeted by scammers. Previously, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed that its verified X account was hacked due to a SIM-swapping attack on the phone number linked to the account.
Similarly, the official X accounts of tech giant Netgear and Hyundai MEA (Middle East & Africa) were also hacked, spreading malware to steal from cryptocurrency wallets. These accounts had over 160,000 followers combined.
Other high-profile breaches include accounts of well-known entities and individuals like the cybersecurity firm Mandiant, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, and Donald Trump Jr. Most of these hacks are linked to Bitcoin scams, highlighting a troubling pattern in the digital world. These compromised accounts endanger their followers and pose a significant security risk to X’s 528 million users
Source: Bleeping Computer. Thecyberexpress.com, mspoweruser.com
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