Hackers have posted a fake on CoinGecko social media about the airdrop of a native token
The company has not yet announced any compensation to the victims
11.01.2024 - 12:18
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What’s new? Hackers have hacked the accounts of crypto market data aggregator CoinGecko on social network X. The accounts @CoinGecko and @GeckoTerminal published a fake about the upcoming launch of the GCKO native token, which allegedly can be used to pay for APIs from Web 3.0 infrastructure providers. The attackers also encouraged users to participate in the airdrop of the asset via wallet linking on a malicious website.
What else is known? CoinGecko explained that two-factor authentication was activated on the accounts, and the hack was carried out through phishing. Thus, one of the team members accidentally clicked on a fake Calendly scheduler link, which allowed hackers to take over the credentials.
The company has already regained control of the accounts and apologized to subscribers for the “confusion and inconvenience,” while making no mention of compensating those affected.
Some users have reported losing all tokens in their wallets as a result of clicking on the malicious link.
A day earlier,hackers broke into the X account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), publishing a fake about the launch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Support X said that two-factor authentication was not enabled on the account. Users accused the SEC of market manipulation, and senators demanded a report on the incident.
At the same time, a top executive at the Coinbase exchange offered the SEC cybersecurity assistance, with the parties currently engaged in litigation.
Later, the SEC did approve spot BTC ETFs.
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