It seems that hackers are back in action, and this time they’ve got their hands on the Tron DAO X account. A hacker managed to break in on May 2, posting a shady contract address and sending DMs asking for payments in exchange for promotional advertising. As you might guess, the hacker made off with a cool $45,000 in improperly solicited funds. Cha-ching!

The good news? Tron’s security team jumped into action and booted the hacker out quickly. But they’re still urging the community to stay on high alert, reminding everyone that they will never ask for payments via DMs (we’re looking at you, hackers).

“We ask the community to continue to be vigilant,” said a Tron spokesperson, clearly not thrilled about the situation.

Could the Same Hacker Be Behind the New York Post Hack?

The Tron team is now investigating whether this hacker could be responsible for a similar breach involving the New York Post’s X account on May 3. They said there “appear to be some similarities” between the two, but they’re keeping things close to the chest for now. It seems like the hacker may have a pattern, but it’s a bit too early to call it just yet.

After regaining control of the account, TronDAO revealed they suspected the hack was the result of a targeted social engineering attack. Essentially, one of their team members may have been tricked into giving up access. Sneaky.

Curve Finance Joins the Growing List of Victims

But it’s not just Tron feeling the heat. Curve Finance recently fell victim to a similar X account takeover. A scammer posing as Curve Finance posted a fraudulent link to a CRV airdrop, which some sharp-eyed users quickly flagged as a scam.

Michael Egorov, Curve Finance's founder, confirmed that the attack was the work of a bad actor and not an internal issue.

The Curve team managed to regain control with some help from cybersecurity pros, but they’re still unclear on how the hack actually happened.

The hack trend is gaining momentum this year, with several high-profile figures and organizations targeted. Back in April, UK Parliament member Lucy Powell’s account was hijacked to promote a scam crypto token, and just a month earlier, Kaito AI’s founder, Yu Hu, was also a victim of an X account hack.

The Crypto Hack Epidemic Continues

It seems like hackers have found their groove, targeting anyone from crypto data aggregators to government officials. And with no signs of slowing down, we might be in for more of these account takeovers unless the industry steps up its security game. For now, the community remains on edge, waiting to see which crypto firm or politician gets targeted next.

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