Data leak

Tweet by CertiK

2024-01-05 [vendor] CertiK Twitter
Primary Source ↗

Incident Details

The Twitter account of the blockchain security company CertiK was hacked, then used to post tweets ostensibly warning of a massive crypto vulnerability and urging users to click a link to protect their wallets, but which instead linked the account’s some 340,000+ followers to a site that would drain their wallets if connected.CertiK quickly regained control of the account and deleted the tweets, later explaining that an employee had been contacted by a “verified account, associated with well-known media”. The journalist’s account, apparently compromised, successfully phished the CertiK employee by sending what looked like a Calendly meeting scheduling link, but what was in fact a malicious link used to take over the CertiK Twitter account.Blockchain sleuth zachxbt criticized CertiK, which describes itself as a leading blockchain security firm, for not protecting against the attack, and asked if they would be reimbursing phishing victims.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
On-chain theft (attributed by zachxbt)
Vendor / Product
CertiK Twitter

Timeline

  1. 2024-01-05 Breach occurred
  2. 2024-01-05 Publicly disclosed