Hackers took over the official MicroStrategy X account, posting a series of malicious links to a fake airdrop for a so-called Ethereum-based $MSTR token.
Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy’s X account has been hacked, posting malicious links to a fake airdrop of a so-called “official” Ethereum-based MSTR token.
A user clicking on the link is directed to a copycat MicroStrategy webpage which directs them to connect a wallet and claim the fake $MSTR airdrop. Once users accept a series of permissions in their Web3 wallet, it is understood the attackers can automatically drain the tokens out of the user’s wallet.
According to independent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT and anti-scam platform Scam Sniffer, losses incurred from the scam have already tallied over $440,000.
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