Spanish Embassy's Social Media Profile Suspected of Crypto-Related Hacking Activity
Summary:
The official social media profile of the Spanish embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been noticed engaging with several cryptocurrency projects, leading to speculation that its account was hacked. The account's unusual activity included requests for information on crypto projects like WEN memecoin, BEAM, De.Fi 2.0, and others. Many responses have since been deleted, with 20 remarks remaining. The embassy has not confirmed a hack, and no crypto-related posts were shared by the account before this episode.
The Spanish embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina's official social media profile has aroused speculation that it may have been hacked, as it has been observed requesting information on airdrops and upgrades from cryptocurrency projects. It's been noticed that the embassy's profile was found replying, though later deleted, to a post from WEN memecoin page asking about a Jupiter Snapshot on January 30. The embassy's profile also inquired BEAM, a gaming blockchain network, about details related to its launchpad.
There was an instance where the embassy's account responded to a post by Hex's creator Richard Heart, questioning about the promised Pulsechain launchpad. 41 crypto-related responses were made by the embassy's account in the past 24 hours, interacting with crypto projects such as De.Fi 2.0, Dymension, Frame, Monad, Router Protocol, Phantom, SatoshiVM, and StarHeroes. A number of these posts, however, have been removed since they were first made, leaving only 20 responses still available.
Many spectators have taken a humorous approach to the situation, like the anonymous user "LeonBlockchain" who pointed out the absence of any phishing links in the posted comments. Yet, the embassy has not issued any confirmation on whether its account was indeed hacked, and there have been no previous crypto-related comments shared by the account before January 29.
When contacted for an explanation, the Spanish embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina did not immediately respond. The trend of airdrop-related comments could be a product of a hack, as proven by several other renowned personalities who had their social media accounts breached. For instance, on January 9, a false statement about a spot Bitcoin ETF being sanctioned was posted by the United States SEC's account hacker. Following this, the regulator swiftly confessed to their account's compromise via a SIM swap attack.
Published At
1/31/2024 6:02:59 AM
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