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Gaming DAO warns users of fake airdrops amid social media hacks

The decentralized game publisher said their team has witnessed a significant rise in phishing attempts within their community and in the Arbitrum ecosystem. A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focusing on gaming has recently warned its users that some of its X accounts were compromised. The company reminded its community that they don’t have airdrop s, new mints or anything else planned.  In a tweet published on July 24, decentralized game publisher Treasure posted that their X accounts Playontreasure and Playbridgeworld were taken over by hackers. The organization warned users to refrain from interacting with links shared by the accounts. PSA Please do not interact with links shared by @PlayOnTreasure + @playbridgeworld at this time. The accounts have unfortunately been hacked and we are working to regain access. There is NO airdrop , new mint of TreasureTags, or anything else planned for today. Be safe. — Treasure (@Treasure_DAO) July 24, 2023 After working to r...

Atomic Wallet says hack affected 1% of active users, but investors claim otherwise

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In the aftermath of the attack, Atomic Wallet — along with individual blockchain investigators — have amped up efforts to track and revert stolen funds. A hack that drained $35 million from Atomic Wallet users since June 2 impacted less than 1% of its monthly active users , according to the company. In the aftermath of the attack, Atomic Wallet — along with individual blockchain investigators — have amped up efforts to track and revert stolen funds. Trying to cash in on the commotion, a few verified scam Twitter accounts impersonated Atomic Wallet while sharing phishing links claiming to help users recover lost funds. Pseudonymous on-chain researcher ZachXBT further claimed to have helped a victim recover $1 million of lost funds. However, the recovery process is yet to be disclosed, which ZachXBT allegedly “Will share in time but best not to yet.” A huge shoutout goes to @buffalu__ @brian_smith_0 for helping us successfully rescue $1m from the Atomic Wallet hacker for one of the...