According to PANews, multiple users within the crypto community have reported that the official X account of the U.S. media outlet, New York Post, appears to have been compromised by malicious actors and used for fraudulent activities.
Reports indicate that the infiltrators are utilizing the verified account to send direct messages (DMs) to cryptocurrency users on the X platform. These messages are often disguised as interview or podcast invitations from purported New York Post journalists, such as Paul Sperry, and instruct recipients to further communicate via the Telegram app. Security researchers have noted that scammers block users from replying immediately after sending the DMs to prevent the New York Post team from detecting any irregularities.
The issue was first publicly disclosed around May 3 by users including Kerberus CEO Alex Katz, who received such scam messages. Some users speculate that the subsequent scam process might involve enticing users to use Zoom and exploiting its features for attacks. Blockchain researcher ZachXBT highlighted that this incident bears similarities to a previous event where The Defiant's X account was hijacked to send fraudulent messages.
As of now, the New York Post has not publicly commented on the security concerns regarding its X account.
