MicroStrategy's X account was hacked – $440,000 worth of crypto assets were stolen through phishing | CoinDesk JAPAN

ZachXBT, who monitors blockchain activity, reported that MicroStrategy's X account was hacked on February 26th, and a phishing message was posted to its followers.

Michael Saylor's crypto investment firm X account sent out a post announcing the launch of the MSTR token and a link to claim an airdrop of the fake token.

there was a second best after all

(hacked acc if not obvious lol) pic.twitter.com/cdLqbqiiCO

— Spreek (@spreekaway) February 26, 2024

ZachXBT added that the phishing attempt led to the theft of crypto assets worth $440,000 (approximately 66 million yen, at an exchange rate of 1 dollar = 150 yen). The phishing post has since been deleted.

0xe7645b8672b28a17dd0d650a5bf89539c9aa28da

~$440K stolen from the compromise so far

— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) February 26, 2024

MicroStrategy could not immediately be reached for comment.

｜Translation: CoinDesk JAPAN
｜Edited by: Toshihiko Inoue
｜Image: Shutterstock
｜Original text: MicroStrategy's X Account Hacked, Leads to $440K Crypto Being Stolen: Blockchain Sleuth ZachXBT