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ForkLog 48 26.01.2024

Hacker Breaches Algorand CEO’s X Account to Criticise Project

On January 26, a hacker compromised the X account of Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden, yet refrained from posting phishing links. ‼️ @StaciW_DC’s account has been compromised. Please do not click on any links on her account or respond to DMs. We are in the process of recovering it. — Algorand Foundation (@AlgoFoundation) January 26, […]

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ForkLog 7 23.01.2024

SEC Reveals Cause of X Account Breach

Multi-factor authentication on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X profile was disabled prior to the release of a fake news story about the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, according to a statement from the regulator. “Two days after the incident and following consultations with the telecommunications operator, the SEC determined that an unauthorized […]

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ForkLog 12 22.01.2024

Dogecoin Surges 15% Following X Payments Profile Debut

The meme token Dogecoin (DOGE) saw a 15% increase in value over several days, rising from $0.078 to $0.089, following the emergence of an XPayments account on the social network X. 15-minute DOGE/USDT chart on Binance. Data: TradingView. At the time of writing, the coin’s price had adjusted to $0.083. According to CoinGecko, the asset’s […]

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ForkLog 14 18.01.2024

X Accounts of Rocket Pool, VeChain, and Arkham CEO Hacked

Hackers have breached the X accounts of the liquid staking platform Rocket Pool, blockchain project VeChain, and the CEO of the analytics firm Arkham to promote scams. On VeChain’s page, the hacker posted a series of offers for a VET token giveaway. According to the announcement, users sending between 100,000 and 5 million coins to […]

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ForkLog 34 11.01.2024

X Discontinues NFT Profile Picture Support

The social platform X has quietly removed the option to set NFTs as profile pictures, as noted by TechCrunch. This feature was introduced under Twitter’s previous management in January 2022. The company allowed subscribers of the premium service Twitter Blue to use Ethereum-based non-fungible tokens as PFP. Verified avatars were displayed in a hexagonal shape […]

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ForkLog 9 11.01.2024

CoinGecko’s X Accounts Hacked to Promote Scam

Hackers breached the accounts of cryptocurrency market data aggregator CoinGecko on the social platform X. Our Twitter accounts @CoinGecko and @GeckoTerminal have been compromised. We’re taking immediate steps to investigate the situation and secure our accounts. Please DO NOT click on any links or engage with suspicious content. Your security is our top priority. We’ll […]

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ForkLog 28 10.01.2024

Year in Review: Launch of Grok Chatbot and Algorithm Enhancements

The year 2023 was “foundational” for the social network X, while 2024 is set to be “transformational.” The platform’s team has summarized the past 12 months. 2023 was foundational ➡️ 2024 will be transformational Last year, we laid the groundwork to ensure that there is no substitute for X — and we’re just getting started […]

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ForkLog 12 10.01.2024

SEC’s X Account Hacked to Announce Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) account on the X platform was compromised to publish a false message claiming approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs. The now-deleted tweet falsely stated that the regulator had approved the listing of products on all registered national securities exchanges, allegedly quoting SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Source: Axios. “The […]

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ForkLog 8 09.01.2024

Netgear and Hyundai X Accounts Compromised to Promote Crypto Scam

In early January, cryptocurrency scammers breached the official X accounts of Netgear and Hyundai MEA to steal user assets. Together, the two pages have a following of 160,000. Over the weekend, the official account of NETGEAR and the official account of Hyundai Middle East & Africa both were being used to spread drainers.Currently both accounts […]

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ForkLog 5 22.12.2023

Musk outlines X’s licence for cryptocurrency payments.

The social network X will launch a payments service in mid-2024, and is currently awaiting licences to provide financial services.

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ForkLog 5 21.10.2023

Elon Musk unveils two new tiers of X Premium subscriptions

The social network X will launch two new tiers of X Premium subscriptions, according to Elon Musk.

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ForkLog 8 18.10.2023

X begins testing paid user registration

The social network X has begun testing paid account creation for $1 for residents of New Zealand and the Philippines.

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