Hackers Hijack New York Post X Account for Crypto Scam
By: news todayq|2025/05/05 15:15:01
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In a recent attempt to loot digital assets from users, bad actors have taken over the official X account of the New York Post; several users said they have received a private message from the hacked account to join a podcast and asking them to contact someone on Telegram.According to the available information, the Chief Executive Officer of Kerberbus, Alex Katz, first reported suspicious activities on May 03, 2025. Noting about the event, Alex shared a screenshot of the messages that falsely appeared to be from journalist Paul Sperry from the official X account of the New York Post. . @zachxbt : No the @nypost does not want to interview you on Telegram. If you received this DM earlier today on X it’s simply a scam.Seems a threat actor gained access to the NY Post X account and is sending DMs to people from CT.Scammer TG ID: 7524587720The other week a... pic.twitter.com/bvfBb4zW8M— Vladimir S. | Officer's Notes (@officer_cia) May 3, 2025Bad actors changed their looting techniquesFollowing this cybersecurity event, NFT_Dreww (dot)eth, a cybersecurity engineer, quoted, “ What’s interesting about this case is that the scammer gained unauthorized access but didn’t post a Pump(dot)fun address or wallet drainer. Instead, they’re messaging users and then directing them to Telegram.” It is worth noting that after sending the fake messages, the bad actors blocked the users so that they could not reply or warn the real New York Post Team. As per experts, breaching and taking over social media accounts of known firms, companies, and institutions is becoming quite common nowadays, which has resulted in severe losses over time.Hackers continued to dig a labyrinth to affect crypto Hackers have been using compromised profiles and stolen credentials to disseminate phishing links, scams, and fake advertisements to manipulate digital asset prices. Hackers are using platforms like X, WhatsApp, and Instagram to pose as reliable people or organizations in order to deceive users into disclosing private information or sending crypto assets. The Elusive Comet campaign, which targets cryptocurrency users, is an example of how hackers misuse platform capabilities, like Zoom’s remote control, to access victims’ computers. According to a January 2025 post on X, over 330,000 cryptocurrency wallets were infiltrated in 2024, resulting in losses of over $500 million; however, there is no independent confirmation of this claim.Crypto market price updates Until publishing, the crypto market cap was $2.95 trillion with a decline of 1.29% in the past 24 hours, and the crypto fear and greed index was at 49, indicating neutrality in the wider market sentiment.Bitcoins are currently exchanging hands at $94,587 with a loss of 1.53% intraday, and its market cap was $1.87 trillion with a loss of 1.53%. The trading volume grew over 37%, reaching $20.86 billion.According to CoinMarketCap, the intraday gainers list has been ruled by Core, Walrus, Flare, DeepBook Protocol, Pudgy Penguins, Sui, Four, Bonk, and Fartcoin.On the other hand, the loser list has been topped by Ethereum Name Service, Nexo, Kaia, Stacks, Render, Ethereum Classic, and Bittorrent.
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