L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail’s official X account hacked

Apart from L&T’s @ltmhyd account, which has over 37,000 followers, reports said the hacked accounts included MoneyControl (1.4 million followers), People Magazine (7.8 million), and even EUinmyRegion (an account operated by the European Commission), with close to 100K followers.

Hyderabad: Cyber crooks hacked the L&T group’s X account in the early hours of Thursday, and put it on sale.

This is said to be part of an X account hacking spree, which according to reports, has fueled a pump-and-dump scheme for the $HACKED Solana token, with people rushing to buy the coin.

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Apart from L&T’s @ltmhyd account, which has over 37,000 followers, reports said the hacked accounts included MoneyControl (1.4 million followers), People Magazine (7.8 million), and even EUinmyRegion (an account operated by the European Commission), with close to 100K followers.

All of the hacked account posts are identical, stating, “THIS IS HACKED ACCOUNT! INTRODUCING $HACKED ON SOLANA on each account we hack we publish the token address so we pump it and make profits together.”

The cyberattack is promoting a cryptocurrency token named $HACKED on the Solana blockchain, according to a report from bleepingcomputer.com.

“It’s not clear how the hackers compromised these X accounts, but it may have been through a compromised API key or third-party apps linked to the accounts,” the report said.

Meanwhile, L&T appeared to have taken stock of the situation and recovered control of its account.

“Our official Twitter/X account (@ltmhyd) has been hacked. Please avoid clicking any links or engaging with posts until further notice. We’re working on it and will update you soon,” a post on the @ltmhyd account at 8.30 am, said. By 1.36 pm, 12 hours after the account was hacked, L&T Hydrebad Metro Rail posted from the same account that they had successfully regained access to their X handle “following an unauthorized breach’.

 

⚠️ Important Notice:
Our official Twitter/X account (@ltmhyd) has been hacked.
Please avoid clicking any links or engaging with posts until further notice. We’re working on it and will update you soon. Stay safe! #landtmetro #metroride #mycitymymetromypride #hyderabadmetro… pic.twitter.com/NiNyNNlN1M

— L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail (@ltmhyd) September 19, 2024