Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft’s Official X Account
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One report indicates that attackers took Microsoft's official X account for about 30 minutes and used it to promote a token called $Clippy. The information available does not detail how access occurred or what consequences the promotion had.
Microsoft has confirmed that its official X account suffered unauthorized access after last night, Thursday, publications appeared in it that the company had not made. The incident did not remain in an attempt to supplant, as the attackers came to use the official Microsoft profile, with more than 13 million followers, to disseminate content related to a cryptocurrency falsely linked to the company. Microsoft’s confirmation arrives several hours…
Microsoft's account was hacked into X to promote a fake Clippy token. Understand what the attack was like and the company's official response.
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