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Mar, 2025
Kaito AI and founder Yu Hu's X social media accounts hacked
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Kaito AI, an artificial intelligence-powered platform that aggregates crypto data to provide market analysis for users, and its founder Yu Hu, were the victims of an X social media hack on March 15.
In several now-deleted posts, hackers claimed that the Kaito wallets were compromised and advised users that their funds were not safe.
According to DeFi Warhol, the hackers opened up a short position on KAITO tokens before posting the messages in the hopes that users would sell or pull their funds, which would have crashed the price and created profits for the threat actors.
The price of the KAITO token dips, presumably due to a short position. Source: CoinMarketCap
The Kaito AI team regained access to the accounts and reassured users that Kaito token wallets were not compromised in the social media exploit.
“We had high-standard security measures in place to prevent [the hack] — so it seems to be similar or the same as other recent Twitter account hacks,” the Kaito AI team added.
This recent exploit is the latest in a growing list of social media hacks, social engineering scams, and cybersecurity incidents plaguing the crypto industry.
Source: Kaito AI
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Vigilance is key: some of the latest scams and exploits to impact crypto
Pump.fun’s X account was hacked on Feb. 26 by a threat actor promoting several fake tokens, including a fraudulent governance token for the fair launch platform called “Pump.”
According to onchain sleuth ZackXBT, the Pump.fun incident was directly connected to the Jupiter DAO account hack and the DogWifCoin X account compromise.
On March 7, The Alberta Securities Commission, a Canadian financial regulator, warned the public that malicious actors were using fake news articles and fake endorsements featuring the likeness of Canadian politicians to promote a crypto scam.
The scam, known as CanCap, played on fears of a trade war between Canada and the US to lure unsuspecting victims into investing in the project, which the scammers claimed had the support of Canadian leader Justin Trudeau.
An example of a Lazarus social engineering scam where the hackers pretend to be venture capitalists experiencing audio-visual issues. Source: Nick Bax
Crypto executives are also sounding the alarm on a new scam from the state-sponsored Lazarus hacker group, where the hackers pose as venture capitalists in a Zoom meeting.
Once the target is in the meeting room, the hackers would claim they were experiencing audio-visual issues and redirect the victim to a malicious chat room where the user is encouraged to download a patch.
The patch contains malicious software designed to steal crypto private keys and other sensitive information from the victim’s computer.
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15
Mar, 2025
XRP Price Watch: Bulls Eye $3.00 as Key Support Holds
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XRP is currently trading at $2.40, with a market capitalization of $140 billion, a 24-hour trade volume of $2.95 billion, and an intraday price range of $2.34 to $2.47, as technical indicators suggest key support and resistance levels that could determine its next move. XRP The 1-hour XRP/USDC chart shows a gradual uptrend since March […] …
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15
Mar, 2025
TON Society celebrates Pavel Durov leaving France as free speech win
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The Open Network (TON) Society released a statement on March 15 celebrating the return of Pavel Durov’s passport as a win for freedom of speech, online privacy, and innovation.
According to the AFP news agency, Durov left France and headed to Dubai on the morning of March 15 after gaining permission from French officials to depart the European country.
“We have stood behind Pavel since his arrest on August 24, 2024,” the TON Society wrote. The group added:
“Pavel’s unwavering commitment to freedom of speech and transparency, despite facing the most challenging of circumstances, is a powerful reminder of the importance of standing by your principles, even when it is politically and personally detrimental to do so.”
The TON Society previously penned a letter condemning the French government for detaining Durov and urging the country to release the Telegram founder.
The TON Society celebrates the return of Durov’s passport by French law enforcement officials. Source: TON Society
“The arrest of the Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, is a direct assault on a basic human right — the freedom of expression of everyone,” the TON Society’s August 27 letter read.
At the time, the organization also called on the United Nations, the Council of Europe (CoE), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the European Union (EU) to intervene and push for Durov’s release.
Free speech advocates in the crypto industry sounded the alarm over Pavel Durov’s arrest, citing the troubling implications for privacy and decentralized technologies in the face of state pressure to censor the internet and the potential for regulatory capture.
Emmanuel Macron denies political motivation for Durov’s arrest
Shortly after French law enforcement officials detained the Telegram founder, President Emmanuel Macron denied the arrest was politically motivated and claimed that France was committed to free speech.
French President Emmanuel Macron denies the arrest of Pavel Durov was politically motivated. Source: Emmanuel Macron
In a subsequent press conference, Macron also denied inviting Durov to France amid a torrent of backlash from the crypto community and free speech advocates.
Chris Pavlovski, the CEO of the free-speech video platform Rumble, announced that he safely departed Europe shortly following the detention of Pavel Durov.
In an August 25 X post, the CEO said that the French government threatened Rumble and condemned state authorities for the crackdown on free speech.
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