As of Friday, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of EigenLayer, a rebranding protocol, was an account. in danger and was used to promote a fake airdrop, according to a confirmation from its developer, Eigen Labs.
Hackers exploited the account to share misleading posts about the fake redeployment of EIGEN tokens in Season 2 of the EigenLayer airdrop. This malicious campaign tried to lure users to interact with suspicious links and submit fraudulent claims.
Result and Details
After the hack, Eigen Labs immediately notified users of the breach, urging them to avoid interacting with fraudulent posts and links.
The developer stressed the importance of verifying any connections and ensuring that users were engaging with the official EigenLayer domain, “eigenlayer.xyz.”
I @eigenlayer the handle is in danger. Please do not engage with any suspicious links and check and ensure that you are linking to ‘
An update will be provided once secured.
– Eigen Labs (@eigen_labs) October 18, 2024
The fake airdrop posts on the EigenLayer X account followed a specific pattern, starting with a message promoting the redistribution of fake EIGEN tokens to Season 2 participants.
This initial post contained a malicious link to trick users into participating in a fraud scheme. Soon after, the hackers sent another message urging users to make a claim and finally shared a third “last call” post to increase the urgency.
This post closely mimics the official announcement of EigenLayer’s real Season 2 stakedrop, which was released in September, and its claim period was over.
Bust
Scam Sniffer, a crypto anti-scam platform, quickly spotted the fake promotion, which confirmed that the post included dangerous links.
🚨 EigenLayer’s X account was compromised and posted phishing tweets. pic.twitter.com/lInHpMIEIM
– Scam Sniffer | Web3 Anti-Scam (@realScamSniffer) October 18, 2024
The platform warned users of the risks and advised them to avoid engaging with the posts. Meanwhile, blockchain researcher, ZachXBT, has already raised the first warning on his Telegram channel.
ZachXBT has notified its subscribers that their EigenLayer X account has been compromised. Warning against clicking on any links shared from the account during the breach.
Notably, the scam incident involving EigenLayer is not a new trick. Hackers have often used this method to lure investors with scams.
Most recently, the FBI arrested a perpetrator after the January hack of the US SEC’s X account, which led to false postings that the US SEC had approved the listing of Bitcoin exchanges—a move the SEC had not officially announced.
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