Vitalik Buterin’s X (previously Twitter) account was reportedly hacked.
Blockchain expert ZachXBT revealed that the hack resulted in losses exceeding $691,000 from users who clicked on a malicious link.
On September 9, Dmitry Buterin, Vitalik’s father, warned on X that his son’s account had been breached.
He urged followers to disregard a particular post, which has since been deleted.
This misleading post celebrated “Proto-Danksharding’s” introduction to Ethereum.
The hacker baited users with a link for a free commemorative NFT, tricking them into connecting their wallets, and then stole their assets.
Ethereum developer Bok Khoo, aka Bokky Poobah on X, has stated that his CryptoPunk NFTs were among the assets lost.
At present, a CryptoPunk NFT’s floor price is 46.99 Ether, translating to roughly $76,837.
ZachXBT has kept his 438,200 followers updated on the hacker’s moves.
He disclosed that the most valuable stolen NFT is CryptoPunk #3983, valued at 153.62 ETH or about $250,543.
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An X user, Satoshi 767, speculated that Buterin might have skimped on security measures for his X account.
This user suggested that Buterin should admit to his operational security lapses and reimburse the affected individuals.
He theorized that the breach could either be an internal job at X, a direct physical threat to Buterin, or, most probably, a SIM swap.
Yet, ZachXBT countered this by highlighting Buterin’s prominence, suggesting he’s an attractive target for various hacking methods.
He emphasized the uncertainty around the breach being a SIM swap and proposed that an insider might have been bribed or used a panel.
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