Baby Doge Coin’s Twitter Accounts Have Been Hacked, Attackers Promoting Fake BABYDOGE Airdrop
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Key takeaways Two social media accounts that are affiliated with Baby Doge Coin (BABYDOGE) were hacked, with the community noticing a strange post from Baby Doge NFTs and Baby Doge Swap Baby Doge Coin’s main Twitter account remains safe, and the team posted an update that clarified the situation and encouraged the crypto community to always avoid suspicious links The price of BABYDOGE is expected to retrace -7% in the next 5 days, while the long-term price prediction remains positive Baby Doge Coin shares update and warns the crypto community against clicking suspicious links Baby Doge Coin (BABYDOGE) has been the victim of a social media hack on 26th October after two accounts that are affiliated with the project began to promote fake NFT airdrops that acted as a phishing attempt. The accounts in question were Baby Doge NFTs and Baby Doge Swap — not the main Baby Doge Coin Twitter account which remains under the control of the project. Following the attack, Baby Doge Coin released a statement to warn its community against interacting with any suspicious links posted by Baby Doge NFTs or Baby Doge Swap. Reminder: WE DO NOT DO AIRDROPS — Baby Doge (@BabyDogeCoin) October 26, 2023 Phishing attacks such as this have become increasingly prevalent on social media, with hackers using a SIM-swap technique that provides unauthorized access to the social media pages of prominent accounts. Another high profile example of this occurring was in early September, when Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin was the subject of a similar attempt. Buterin’s account posted a suspicious advert for an NFT airdrop before the community gained confirmation that his Twitter had been hacked. The SIM-swap technique targets mobile network operators in a bid to gain access to a mobile number that is linked to social media. The crypto community…
Filed under: News - @ October 26, 2023 2:24 pm