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Hyundai MEA X Account Hacked, Followed by Crypto Promotion

The social media account for Hyundai MEA was taken over to distribute cryptocurrency promotions.
The Hyundai MEA account on X was briefly changed to impersonate Overworld, a role-playing game that is backed by the venture capital and incubator arm for the Binance cryptocurrency exchange.
It is not clear how for long attackers had control of the X account, or if any direct messages were sent in that time.
Hyundai MEA was able to regain control of its X account and remove any offending posts.
Netgear was also taken over to promote the same cryptocurrency registration, and follows Google's cybersecurity operation at Mandiant temporarily losing control of its X account to cryptocurrency drainer malware operators Jan. 3.
The Securities and Exchange Commission also recently lost control of its X account.


This Cyber News was published on www.darkreading.com. Publication date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:00:17 +0000


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