On June 2, Crypto Twitter was abuzz with cautionary messages as users raised concerns about the apparent hacking of Mira Murati’s Twitter Account. Mira Murati, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of OpenAI, seemed to have fallen victim to a hack that aimed to promote a dubious cryptocurrency airdrop, sparking widespread alarm within the community.
An incident unfolded where Murati’s Twitter account shared a tweet containing a suspicious link. The link claimed to offer an airdrop of a supposed ERC-20 token named OPENAI, drawing connections to the company responsible for creating ChatGPT. This activity raised concerns among the observers due to the potential phishing nature of the tweet.
With a considerable following of 126,200 on Twitter, Murati maintains a verified account on the platform. The post in questing remained active for approximately one hour, garnering 79,600 views and 83 retweets before ultimately being removed.
By employing restricted reply settings, the author of the tweet limited the ability of others to provide timely warnings regarding the fraudulent nature of the shared link. Consequently, it became challenging for users to readability alert others about the scam.
Among Twitter users, there is speculation surrounding the possibility that Murati fell victim to a SIM-swapping attack. This theory suggests that unauthorized access to the Twitter account could be attributed to such an attack.
The website linked in the tweet exhibits a high level of sophistication, as it appears to have replicated the layout and design of a legitimate project called ChainGPT with minor modifications. Notably, the primary alternation is the prompt urging users to connect a cryptocurrency wallet.
According to a security researcher from Beosin, the website in question utilizes a crypto wallet-draining kit that deceives visitors by coercing them into signing malicious requests.
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