{"id":66858,"date":"2022-09-08T10:45:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=66858"},"modified":"2025-09-07T03:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:32:54","slug":"hackers-compromise-the-sandboxs-instagram-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/hackers-compromise-the-sandboxs-instagram-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers compromise The Sandbox&#8217;s Instagram account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hackers compromised the Instagram account of the metaverse <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-sandbox-sand\">The Sandbox<\/a> and placed a phishing link in its bio. Users were urged not to interact with the profile until the project regains access.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeckShieldAlert?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#PeckShieldAlert<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Phishing?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#Phishing<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSandboxGame?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@TheSandboxGame<\/a> Instagram has been compromised. thesandboxesgame[.]com is the phishing site, 0x645daA\u2026c96C is the malicious actors\u2019 address. Be Alert! <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/JMoPsFgGmr\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/JMoPsFgGmr<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/SvD25rqsfR\\\">pic.twitter.com\/SvD25rqsfR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeckShieldAlert\/status\/1567716986049953798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">September 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of the project confirmed the breach\u2014despite 2FA authentication and other security measures. They contacted the platform and urged users not to click the links.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">\u26a0\ufe0f Our Instagram account has been compromised 1 hour ago \u2014 despite 2FA and more protections. \u26a0\ufe0f We\u2019ve notified <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/instagram?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@instagram<\/a> to resolve this<\/p>\n<p>\u26d4\ufe0f Do NOT click on the new link on The Sandbox Instagram account bio or fake \u00abSeason 4 Raffle\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4f Stay SAFE and alert. Thanks for reporting <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/cv2h3GZTo1\\\">pic.twitter.com\/cv2h3GZTo1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sebastien \ud83c\udfde (@borgetsebastien) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/borgetsebastien\/status\/1567737203215814659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">September 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, hackers breached the PwC Venezuela Twitter account to promote a fake XRP giveaway in the name of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In August, unknown individuals compromised the frontend of the DeFi protocol <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-curve\"> Curve Finance<\/a>. As a result, users lost assets worth $573 000.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\\\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\u201d\\\" target=\\\"\u201c_blank\u201d\\\" rel=\\\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, rates and analytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hackers compromised the Instagram account of The Sandbox metaverse and placed a phishing link in its description. 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