March 28, 2024

Information about the hacker responsible for the 'Twitter bitcoin scam' has emerged

Data about the owner of the site associated with yesterday's high-profile hack of Twitter accounts was leaked tothe Internet. The CryptoForHealth domain, which the compromised Twitter accounts referred to in their posts, was registered on the day of the attack. Information about the owner of the site was available until the registrar hid it.

The page belongs to Anthony Elias from California, and you can also find his address, phone number and email online[email protected]. This was reported by Cointelegraph.

A simple check via Google Maps, however,shows that the address specified during domain registration does not exist, and the phone number is invalid. Most likely, the attacker deliberately specified non-existent data during domain registration. CryptoForHealth is currently blocked because the page has been flagged as phishing.

In addition, analysis of the first one usedhacker of Bitcoin addresses allowed his connection to Coinbase and BitPay - both of these companies provide trading services and can allow their client to be identified.

"Tough day for Twitter" like hisdescribed social networking CEO Jack Dorsey, began last night. The official twitter accounts of celebrities, corporations and politicians have posted messages about the distribution of cryptocurrency. The cyber scam organizers offered to send $ 1000 worth of bitcoins to the specified wallet, promising to double it in return. The accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, Apple and Uber accounts were hacked. The list of hacked accounts also included 50 representatives of the crypto community, including the CEO of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao. Unlucky accounts for Coinbase, Gemini, KuCoin, Gate.io, Bitfinex, OKEx, CoinDesk, Litecoin creator Charlie Lee, Tron Foundation and its leader Justin Sun. All messages were later deleted.

Twitter guide without delaybox, investigated the incident. Presumably, one of the Twitter employees was involved in the attack, who could provide assistance to the hackers. At the moment, it turns out who hacked the accounts: the employee himself or hackers with his help.

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