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ZKsync X hacker posts false SEC probe in apparent effort to crash token

The Cointelegraph ​

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The X accounts of ZKsync and Matter Labs were hacked, with attackers apparently aiming to crash the ZK token by falsely claiming US authorities were probing the platform.

The X account of the Ethereum layer 2 network ZKsync and its developer Matter Labs were compromised early on May 13, with hackers falsely claiming the network was being probed by US authorities, among other scam messages.

A ZKsync-related X account posted on May 13, confirming the accounts for ZKsync and Matter Labs were compromised, warning users not to interact after the accounts shared links to a fake airdrop in an apparent phishing scam.

The hacked ZKsync and Matter Labs then both posted a fake statement claiming ZKsync was under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and that the Treasury Department could impose sanctions on the platform.

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