Hackers take over CoinDCX Twitter account and promote fake XRP ads

A hacker took over the official CoinDCX Twitter account and constantly tweeted fraudulent XRP links.

The official Twitter account of India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX has been hacked and used by exploiters to post fake Ripple (XRP) promotions associated with phishing links in an attempt to scam followers of the exchange.

Responding to the attack, CoinDCX official customer support reported the exploit and warned its users not to click on any links or messages from the compromised account. According to the exchange, they are working to recover the account and will share updates with their followers very soon.

As of this writing, hackers have retweeted official messages from Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse to make their scam look legit. In doing so, scammers respond to crypto tweets with fraudulent links.

Users who click on the the links posted on the account risk losing their assets due to the hacker's scheme. If the issue isn't resolved soon, the losses could get worse, as the official Twitter account currently has over 230,000 followers.

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