The official X account of the restaking protocol EigenLayer appears to have been compromised, with attackers promoting a fake airdrop campaign targeting users. The malicious links directed users to phishing sites aimed at stealing their funds.
According to several online reports, the official X account of the restaking protocol EigenLayer appears to have been hacked.
The first post from the hacked account claimed to promote a reallocation of EIGEN tokens for Season 2 of EigenLayer’s stakeholder airdrop and included a malicious link. This was confirmed by the crypto anti-scam platform Scam Sniffer, whichClicking the link directed users to a phishing site that was not associated with EigenLayer’s restaking protocol or any legitimate activities.
They stated that the attacker sold the stolen tokens using a decentralized swap platform and moved stablecoins to centralized exchanges. Meanwhile, the protocol mentioned that they had already reached out to the platforms and authorities, adding that some of the funds had already been frozen.
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