Hackers infiltrate New York Post's X account, sending scam messages to cryptocurrency users

ChainCatcher message, according to Cointelegraph, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the New York Post is suspected to have been hacked. Multiple users from the cryptocurrency community received unauthorized direct messages from this account, where the scammers impersonated journalists inviting users to participate in a podcast and directing them to Telegram.

According to Alex Katz, founder and CEO of Kerberus, after gaining unauthorized access, the scammers did not post common wallet theft links but instead guided users to Telegram through direct messages. To prevent the New York Post team from discovering the account was compromised, the scammers would block users from replying after sending messages.