Cardano Community Issued Urgent Scam Alert, Here's What Happened
2024-10-14

In a concerning development for the Cardano ecosystem, the community has issued an urgent scam alert following a hack of the Cardano stablecoin USDM official X handle.
This latest breach has been used to promote fake rewards, putting users at risk of significant financial losses.
BREAKING NEWS:@USDMOfficial twitter has been hacked again.
Avoid every link posted there until further clarity from their team.— Mintern (@MinswapIntern) October 14, 2024
Scammers targeted the USDM stablecoin X account, leaving it compromised for the second time. The first occurred last week, in which the team quickly swung to action to regain its account. In both instances, the breach was used to disseminate false information, including fake rewards, luring unsuspecting users into a scam.
The Cardano community promptly responded to this threat, issuing warnings across various platforms to alert users of the scam. The community emphasized the importance of not clicking on any links shared by the compromised X account.
This proactive approach aims to protect users from falling victim to the scam being perpetuated. At the time of writing, it seems that the USDM team had regained control of the X account, with the scammers' tweets promptly deleted.
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