Krutika Adani
A high profile X.com account that belonged to Yahoo News UK was hacked to promote a memecoin named “HACKED.”
The hackers made a gain of $8,000 after posting messages urging users to invest in their crypto.
The hackers acknowledged that the X.com account was hacked but did not pass the message as one originating from the account's owner, Yahoo News.
The year 2024 has seen a rise in hacks and scams, with over $1.5 billion lost in the first half of the year.
Recently, a scammer used an AI-generated deep-fake voice of Elon Musk, promising to double the amount of crypto deposited in their wallet.