Hacker Steals Over $690,000 After Hijacking Vitalik Buterin's Twitter Account

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Hacker Steals Over $690,000 After Hijacking Vitalik Buterin's Twitter Account

Hacker Steals Over $690,000 After Hijacking Vitalik Buterin's Twitter Account

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Published 10 Sep 2023

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin appears to have fallen victim to a hacker on Twitter, who went on to steal $691,000 from users who followed a corrupted link posted to his feed. The hack was first noticed on Saturday when a post appeared on Buterin’s post announcing the launch of a set of…

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