Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX’s Twitter account has been hacked and the exploiter is using the account to promote a fake XRP giveaway. PeckShieldAlert on Tuesday warned about the phishing attack on the Twitter account of Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX.
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Hacked
Blockchain security platform PeckShieldAlert in a tweet on September 20 reported that the Twitter account of Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX has been hacked. The exploiter is using the Twitter account to promote a fake XRP giveaway. Users are requested to avoid clicking on any link on the suspected fraudulent messages.
“Seems like Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX’s Twitter account @CoinDCX was compromised & has been used by the exploiter to share links to fraudulent XRP GIVEAWAY.”
The exploiter(s) are leaving messages regarding that the exchange is pumping XRP. Also, it has announced a 100,000,000 XRP Giveaway to support the community. The phishing message looks like this:
“Today we are pumping XRP. To support our community, we are announcing 100.000.000 XRP GIVEAWAY. Please note: you can receive a bonus once. Please hurry!”
CoinDCX has announced that the team is working to recover the Twitter handle @CoinDCX. Also, the crypto exchange has warned users to not click on any link or messages received from the @CoinDCX Twitter handle. The team will share updates on the situation soon.
