Popular Rapper's X Profile Hacked to Promote Crypto Phishing Site
American rapper Nelly has seen his X (formerly Twitter) account hacked and used to carry out social engineering attacks to lure unsuspecting individuals to a crypto phishing site.
In a recent message on Telegram, on-chain investigator ZachXBT noted that the hacker even modified Nelly's profile to falsely present themselves as a security analyst for Scam Sniffer, a reputable web-based security solution.
"On-chain security analyst. Helping you catch scammers @realscamsniffer," the bio of the compromised account read.
However, the account has since been removed or deleted, with a message stating that it no longer exists.
Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., is a well-known rapper with a successful career marked by eight studio albums and numerous accolades, including three Grammy Awards and nine Billboard Music Awards.
ZachXBT also shared two messages sent by the scammer to unsuspecting individuals, attempting to deceive them by claiming to investigate compromises in wallet approvals on the recipients' addresses.
The tactic is aimed at tricking users into signing malicious transactions and ultimately stealing their funds.
Scam Sniffer, the legitimate security solution, confirmed ZachXBT's findings on X and warned users about the compromised account impersonating their team.
"@NellioETH is compromised and pretending to be a member of ScamSniffer. They are trying to message people in an attempt to social engineer them into using a phishing site," Scam Sniffer stated on X.
"Please always make sure you are visiting scamsniffer.io."
The crypto space has been plagued by a series of hacks and scams since the start of the year, particularly in the third quarter of 2023.
According to a report by blockchain security platform
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