As hacking incidents in the cryptocurrency market continue to increase, blockchain researcher ZachXBT announced a new hacking incident.
Accordingly, ZachXBT announced that the X account of Yat Siu, co-founder and president of blockchain gaming giant Animoca Brands, was hacked.
ZachXBT also noted that the hacker promoted a fake token from Yat Sui’s account.
Hacker Siu introduced a Solana-based memecoin called Animoca Brands (MOCA), which shares the name of the company’s Mocaverse non-fungible token (NFT) collection launched on Pump.fun from his account. The post was later deleted.
According to the data, the fake MOCA token reached a market value of $36,700 shortly after it was shared from Siu’s account, but then crashed.
Animoca Brands confirmed the hack and fake token launch, stating: “Unfortunately, Siu’s social media account has been compromised. In a shared post, the alleged token launch on Solana was done by the hacker.”
This hack also negatively affected the altcoin called The Sandbox (SAND). Having fallen by 8% in the last 24 hours, SAND ranked first among the altcoins that fell the most.
‼️🚨 Unfortunately @ysiu social media account has been compromised. There is no official token or NFT launch from Animoca Brands. The token launch on Solana as claimed in a post was made by the hacker. Please DO NOT engage with the account and stay vigilant.
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— Animoca Brands (@animocabrands) December 26, 2024
*This is not investment advice.
