Vitalik Buterin's X account hacked, draining $691K+ from victims: Report
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (ETH) had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised, which, according to social media reports, resulted in victims losing over $691,000 through malicious links.
In a Sept. 10 post on X, Dmitry Buterin, the father of Vitalik Buterin, announced that his son's account has been compromised:
The post to which he was referring has since been deleted. It was allegedly made by the hackers on Buterin's account to celebrate the arrival of "Proto-Danksharding on Ethereum."
The hacker shared a malicious link to an alleged free commemorative NFT available, enticing victims to connect their wallets, before ultimately leading to the victims losing all their funds.
WARNING! I JUST LOST A FEW PUNKS!
DON'T INTERACT! pic.twitter.com/lS4VvlHdVa
Consequently, this incident has led a user on platform X to claim they've suffered losses to their CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) collection.
As of now, the prevailing minimum price for a CryptoPunk NFT stands at 46.99 Ethereum, which is approximately equivalent to $76,837.
Related: Blockchain Capital’s X account hacked to promote token claim scam
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has been actively informing his 438,200 followers about the hacker's actions, which have led to the illicit draining of $691,000 from Buterin's followers through malicious links.
Update: $691k drained (another 33% in drainer fee address) pic.twitter.com/AVIShqDlMU
A user on X claimed that Buterin might not have implemented sufficient security measures for his X account.
"I hate to be the one to say it, but Vitalik should take accountability for his poor op-sec and compensate those affected," he stated, before implying that he believes Buterin's oversight led to the attack:
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