Hackers take over CoinDCX Twitter account, promote fake XRP ads

Hackers take over CoinDCX Twitter account, promote fake XRP ads

A hacker took over CoinDCX's official Twitter account and has constantly been tweeting XRP scam links. The official Twitter account of India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX has been hacked and used by the exploiters to post fake XRP promos partnered with phishing links in an attempt to scam the exchange’s followers. Responding to the attack, the official customer support handle of CoinDCX flagged the exploit and warned its users not to click any links or messages coming from the compromised account. According to the exchange, they are working to recover the account and will be sharing....


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