The digital asset sector has grown significantly over the past year and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have emerged as assets that have seen high levels of adoption. While this acceptance can be good for prices, it also increases the risk of fraud.
NFT scammers hackten recently the Twitter account of Jeff Passan, a reporter at ESPN Major League Baseball. Passan explained that this attack was the “biggest news day” of his entire life.
NFT scammers hijack ESPN reporter’s Twitter account
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The attackers, who gained access to the reporter’s Twitter account, advertised an NFT raffle. The giveaway was for the Skulltoons NFT project. The attack came at a time when Passan’s Twitter account was gaining a lot of attention in the sports community.
MLB and the Players’ Association (MLBPA) were locked in a protracted debate over a collective bargaining agreement that resulted in games being canceled. Passan’s Twitter account was in the thick of it, as it broke the news that the parties involved had reached an agreement on an international draft.
A lot of attention has been paid to this Twitter account as people await the next news regarding the deal. Hackers took the opportunity to gain unauthorized access and promote a giveaway for the Skulltoons NFT project.
After this attack, Passan’s username was changed to Jeff.eth. His profile picture was also changed to another one showing the picture of the NFTs. His Twitter account bio also changed to “NFT enthusiast, MLB insider, father, husband, mod for @skulltoonsNFT, @Azukizen, @thugbirdz.”
Passan has since deleted the tweets related to this NFT. The saved ones Screenshots however, show that the hackers had posted that Passan allowed 20 people to participate in a presale. In order to participate, users had to click on a given link.
The team behind the Skulltoons NFT has denied being involved in the scam and has warned the community to beware of community-targeted scams. “We are in no way affiliated with Jeff. We hope he gets his Twitter back as soon as possible,” said the Skulltoons NFT team.
However, this attack did not last very long. ESPN’s cybersecurity team recovered Passan’s account in about two hours. The tweets related to the giveaway were deleted, and Passan immediately posted that he was back to confirm he had regained control of his account.
Kryptobezogene Twitter-Hacks
It’s not the first time hackers have targeted popular people’s accounts on Twitter to promote scams. They use popular people’s accounts to trick them into becoming victims of promotions that may seem legitimate at first glance.
Twitter is not the only target of these hackers. Floyd Mayweather’s YouTube account has been targeted for promoting such fake crypto scams. The YouTube accounts of popular crypto websites like Box Mining, Altcoin Buzz, Ivan on Tech, and BitBoy were also attacked.
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