Rocket Pool X account hacked, falsely reporting smart contract hack
At X (formerly Twitter), users are reporting that warnings about hacking the Rocket Pool protocol are themselves the work of hackers. As of 6:30 PM UTC, six warnings were displayed on the Rocket Pool X account. The posts were removed at 7:05pm UTC but reappeared minutes later.
“A vulnerability has been discovered in our smart contracts that is being exploited by bad actors. At this time, we cannot guarantee the security of any assets associated with our smart contracts. Please migrate your assets below to ensure your security.” Users read on account of Rocket Pool X. That message was replaced with similar messages:
“Bad actors are carrying out fake deposit attacks. To make sure your assets are safe, switch to the new contract below.”
Other inappropriate messages were also reported on the account.
Meanwhile, Rocket Pool was warning readers not to respond to the messages on other social media. Those warnings were quickly heeded and redistributed to X, which was soon flooded.
Rocket pool is broken. The connection goes to the sewer.
Do not migrate your possessions. If you wish to cancel, you can cancel using your Webacy Dashboard. pic.twitter.com/5a1fTQv9qK
— Webacy – Security Never Sleeps (@mywebacy) January 17, 2024
Rocket Pool is listed as the fifth largest Ethereum decentralized application (DApp) by Defilama, with a total value of $2.9 billion locked in. It launched its main in November 2021.
Do not click any links from this account! Rocket Pool's twitter has been compromised this is a scam pic.twitter.com/t2zU81clfD
— BraveNewDeFi.lens nexusmutant.eth (@BraveDeFi) January 17, 2024
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The hack of X got the attention of the X crypto community in a big way on January 9, when the account of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was hacked and the indicators of the site's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund were prematurely disclosed.
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— Smacaud (@Smacaud1) January 17, 2024
At the time of writing, suspicious messages remain on the Rocket Pool X page.
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