Slowmist analysts gave recommendations in connection with an increase in the number of hacks of accounts in the Web3 sector

In January 2025, in the field of Web3 there was a significant increase in the number of hacks of accounts. According to SlowMist Hacked Database, 21 similar violations occurred in a month, which is about half of all registered incidents. Especially often attacks were subjected to accounts associated with political figures or political content.

According to experts, attackers are actively using social networks to promote meme tokens, “playing” users at the fear of lost benefits (FOMO). They hand over fake accounts or hack existing ones in order to disseminate information about supposedly promising investments. For example, the Trumpdailyposts account published 4 tweets with advertising meme-criticism, which were deleted a few minutes later. As a result of this scheme, about $ 1.25 million was stolen.

In addition, security experts note an increase in the number of fraudulent schemes in Telegram. One of them to the called Fake Safeguard is to use fake bots to verify safety, which are actually turning out tools for theft of data. Users are called upon to be especially careful when interacting with them and not to enter their personal data without a thorough verification.

To protect against threats, it is recommended to comply with several simple rules. Slowmist researchers noted that it is important to check the sources of information before investing in a new token or project. You can not trust sudden announcements on social networks, especially if they are associated with famous personalities or organizations. Secondly, it is important to use 2x-factor authentication to protect accounts and regularly update passwords. Fraudsters are constantly improving their schemes, making them more and more sophisticated.

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Peter Ivanov