Founder of Ethereum (ETH) at a time when cryptocurrencies suddenly exploded Vitalik Buterine, gained great fame with the cryptocurrency in question in a short time. Only 29 years old VitalikDuring this period, it became the focus of many discussions about both NFT and cryptocurrency.

But our crypto phenomenon Vitalik Buterin is confronted with an unpleasant incident this time. Muntelegraaf According to the news, Vitalik’s X (Twitter) account was hacked in the early hours and a phishing post was posted. The message in question was removed from the account as soon as the account was restored.

In total, more than $691,000 was stolen from the followers’ wallets.

The message in question, which was deleted from Vitalik’s account, was the so-called “Proto-Dankshardening to Ethereum involvement“He brought good news. The link that the hacker added to the message contained a link to connect your wallet. Attackers or attackers when you connect your wallet, took everything out of your account.

The most valuable NFT in the hacker’s account Cryptopunk #3983, was initially worth 46.99 Ether, or $76,837. After the link was shared, this value exceeded $250,543. Sharing developments in the hacker’s account ZachXBTEveryone was surprised when they said that 147 thousand dollars had been taken in this attack. But in a short time, this value amounted to $691,000.

While many people accused Vitalik of not having taken the necessary safety measures, it is also argued in this context that there is negligence on the part of X.