A prominent Shiba Inu team member has taken to social media to quell the anxieties of community members after being exposed to a dangerous hack attack by cybercriminals who hijacked the community’s telegram account and used it for scam purposes.
Community Admin Recovers Telegram Account
On Wednesday, October 4, the SHIB community fell victim to a crypto scam attack on their official telegram account. The cybercriminals seized the SHIB telegram account for hours, impersonating the community’s admin and sending fake BONE airdrops through click baits on the channel to steal member’s personal information and crypto assets.
After noticing the nefarious activities going on in his telegram channel, the SHIB community admin, Ragnar Shiba immediately informed SHIB community members via X (formerly Twitter) about the hijack and urged them not to click any links or respond to messages sent by the hacker.
“TG account was hacked. Do not click on any links. There is no AirDrop!” Shiba stated.
Following the attack, Shiba announced on his official X account that he had finally regained control over the telegram account. The admin ensured that the account had been made secure after moving all his data to a new mobile device and changing his telegram account’s password to a stronger one.
Shiba also disclosed that he had changed his password for all his accounts with a 2FA. He encouraged the SHIB community to stay alert and guard against hacks by regularly changing their passwords on all th
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Author: Scott Matherson
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