{"id":20124,"date":"2023-07-20T23:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/hackers-compromise-uniswap-founders-twitter-account-to-promote-scam\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T23:11:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:11:06","slug":"hackers-compromise-uniswap-founders-twitter-account-to-promote-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/hackers-compromise-uniswap-founders-twitter-account-to-promote-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers compromise Uniswap founder\u2019s Twitter account to promote scam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of Crypto Twitter have quickly identified and warned others against a scam being pushed by Uniswap founder Hayden Adams\u2019 compromised account.<\/p>\n

The “Web3 Security Alerts” channel on Telegram notified followers that Adams\u2019 Twitter account had been compromised on July 20. The account from the Uniswap founder and CEO released a tweet to its more than 254,000 followers falsely claiming that the platform\u2019s Permit2 contract had been \u201caffected by an unknown exploit\u201d and users\u2019 tokens were at risk, encouraging them to click on a malicious link.<\/p>\n

July 20 tweet sent from Uniswap founder Hayden Adams’ Twitter account by hackers. Source: Twitter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first scam tweet was only live for a few minutes before being removed, but several nearly identical tweets were also posted. At the time of publication, many were still viewable to Twitter users. Web3 Security Alerts reported Adams had also been blocked from his accounts with MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet.<\/p>\n

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.@haydenzadams<\/a>\u2019 Twitter account has been hacked. Please do not click on any links. There is no giveaway, airdrop, or bounty. The Protocol has not been hacked or exploited.<\/p>\n

We will let you know when the issue is resolved<\/p>\n

\u2014 Uniswap Labs (@Uniswap) July 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Bad actors utilizing social media platforms to try and con users out of crypto assets or fiat is nothing new, but those behind the firms have attempted to reduce the number and frequency of cons. Twitter executive chair Elon Musk announced on July 1 the platform would be temporarily limiting<\/a> the number of posts users will be allowed to read daily in an effort to \u201cdetect and eliminate bots and other bad actors.\u201d<\/p>\n

On July 6, social media firm Meta launched Threads, a microblogging app expected to rival Twitter. Though the platform reached more than 100 million users in a matter of days, scammers promoting fake nonfungible token projects and impersonating other Crypto Twitter personalities have already appeared.<\/p>\n

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