Uniswap Founder Regain Control Of Twitter After 5 Hours Hacked

Key Points:

• The Uniswap founder’s Twitter account has regained control after a few hours of being hacked.
• Previously, the account was hacked, and many tweets were posted containing links to phishing websites.
• During the hack, no damage reports were recorded.

According to the official announcement, the Twitter account of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has regained control, and at the same time, the related scam tweets have been deleted.

Hayden Adams expressed gratitude to everyone who assisted in this incident and the details of the incident will be revealed in the future.

Earlier this morning, it was reported that the Twitter account of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams with more than 254,000 followers, had been hacked and that many of the tweets sent by this account contained links to phishing websites.’

Then a suspicious tweet sent from Adams’ account urged UniswapX users to check if they were eligible for the donated $UNI token by visiting a website hosted in Russia. That site was registered on the day of the hack, one Twitter user noted.

Members of Crypto Twitter were quick to identify and warn others of a promoted scam. Therefore, during the hacking process, no damage was recorded from the user.

Upon receiving the information, Uniswap Labs issued a warning about the account being hijacked and warned users of fraudulent links related to the airdrop and rewards.

“@haydenzadams’ Twitter account has been hacked. Please do not click on any links. There is no giveaway, airdrop, or bounty. The Protocol has not been hacked or exploited. We will let you know when the issue is resolved”

Warning from Uniswap Labs.

In today’s digital environment, the security of digital assets is always a top priority to avoid unnecessary risks. Therefore, in order not to become a victim of cyberattacks, users should not click on strange links sent on the Internet by themselves. In addition, users can disconnect wallets to protocols after use to ensure the safest.

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