Scammers hacked DJ Steve Aoki’s Twitter account to steal $170,000 in a phishing scam related to the PYSOP token, whose founder, Ben.eth, has been asked to settle a class-action investor suit.

Crypto sleuth ZachXBT confirmed on Friday that the scammer got people to click a malicious link to claim PYSOP tokens Aoki allegedly invested in.

PSYOP Founder Suggests Investors Hacked Aoki’s Account

Influencer and PSYOP founder Ben.eth retweeted the link that caused investors to lose $170,000, according to ZachXBT.

The scammers used the link to collect personal information in yet another crypto phishing attack.  

Roughly 26 ETH was sent to an address from a recent SIM swap and swatting attack.

ZachXBT previously warned about the unreliability of the token’s founder.

Earlier this week, Lookonchain reported that several investors in PSYOP’s presale lost 50% or more of their i

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