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​Hackers Attacked Belgian Minister’s Twitter Account and Changed its Name to ‘Ethereum Foundation’

Amy Liu

Summary: Hackers took control of a Belgian Minister’s Twitter account on the night of 10 February. The account’s name was changed to ‘Ethereum Foundation’ seemed to have made news in the crypto space. “Ethereum Foundation” also commented responses on the accounts of other famous members of the crypto space such as Gemini’s Cameron Winklevoss as well ...

Hackers took control of a Belgian Minister’s Twitter account on the night of 10 February. The account’s name was changed to ‘Ethereum Foundation’ seemed to have made news in the crypto space. “Ethereum Foundation” also commented responses on the accounts of other famous members of the crypto space such as Gemini’s Cameron Winklevoss as well as Venture Capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya. The hackers intended to attract other Twitter users to make them visit a fraudulent website.

By Amy Liu

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