CoinGecko’s X Accounts Compromised in Phishing Attack

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Cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko’s X account and terminal were briefly compromised on Jan. 10.

In a fraudulent post, hackers promoted the launch of a new cryptocurrency called GCKO, which could pay for API services such as the cryptocurrency ANKR.

A phishing scam link informing users of a CoinGecko token airdrop was posted to the firm’s X account. The post has been deleted.