The Algorand Foundation requested that its users abstain from clicking links and replying to direct messages after revealing on X (previously Twitter) that its CEO Staci Warden’s account had been hijacked.
Someone else appears to be in possession of Warden’s X account, as evidenced by a message made on January 26 that called the Algorand community impoverished and used a well-known racial epithet.After then, the hacker advised everyone to purchase Ether instead of Algorand.
The attacker then posted a spoof tale about how Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, will take Algorand to new heights.All they needed to do, the hacker claimed, was grant Sun “total control” over Algorand so that he could mint any token back to True USD (TUSD).In writing, the hacker said.
“Of course, I accepted this offer immediately. Soon, Algorand will be pegged to VERY REAL USD and a new era of digital commerce will commence.”
Additionally, the hacker said in jest that Sun’s projects will be the cause of the upcoming “major financial collapse in crypto.”
Aside from this, the hacker altered Warden’s bio on his profile and uploaded music, claiming that the CEO had taken six figures from the community and tricked people into believing it was a hack.Additionally, the hacker altered Warden’s bio to falsely state that the former Algorand Foundation employee is currently a “semi-professional pole dancer.”
Several community members replied to the Sun post, ostensibly amused by the hacker’s antics.In response to the message, one X user suggested that Algorand hire the exploiter, while another suggested that Algorand allow him to “keep the account.”Others in the community, meanwhile, used this as an occasion to criticize Warden.ZachXBT, a crypto investigator, stated in a post that the hacker would make an excellent CEO for the Algorand Foundation.Warden is eligible for the internship at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, whose X account was compromised on January 9, according to another X user.