Hold onto your crypto hats, folks! The digital wild west has struck again, and this time, the target was EigenLayer’s official social media account. Yes, you heard it right! If you were scrolling through your feed on October 18, you might have stumbled upon a post that seemed to offer a golden ticket—a too-good-to-be-true airdrop. Spoiler alert: it was a trap!
Our digital detectives, including the savvy ZachXBT and the sharp-eyed Mudit Gupta from Polygon Labs, were quick on the scene to raise the alarm. They were like the cyber sheriffs, warning everyone, “Don't click on those shady links!” because, folks, there was no new airdrop to be found.
The hackers behind this devious scheme were trying to lure users with talk of reallocating EIGEN tokens for a Season 2 airdrop, complete with a fake link ready to snatch your data. Scam Sniffer, the anti-scam superheroes, even shared screenshots of these sneaky posts before they vanished into the digital ether.
The scam was a classic phishing operation, leading unknowing users to a bogus site with nothing to do with EigenLayer's legit operations. It was a short-lived saga though, as all posts were swiftly deleted.
This isn't EigenLayer's first rodeo with hackers this month. Earlier in October, they were grappling with an “unapproved selling activity” that saw a staggering 1.6 million EIGEN tokens offloaded by some crafty crook who managed to infiltrate an email thread. The aftermath? A scramble to freeze funds and a sigh of relief that the wider protocol remained unscathed.
EigenLayer reassures us all: the core of their system is as solid as ever. No vulnerabilities in the protocol or token contracts, they insist. So, while the bad guys tried to stir the pot, the EigenLayer community stands strong and vigilant. Remember, in the crypto world, stay sharp and always double-check those links!
