– Hogan’s Twitter account was hacked for nearly four days, during which hackers promoted fraudulent XRP giveaway scams.
– The XRP community alerted Twitter support and warned others about the malicious tweets.
– As of July 28, all giveaway-related tweets have been deleted, suggesting Hogan regained access to his account or Twitter support intervened.
– The hackers managed to gain 784 XRP (approximately $561) in three hours from 12 users.
– The hackers also posted links to a fraudulent website called “Ripplex.win,” which has since been suspended.
– Hogan apologized for the inconvenience caused by the hack and expressed hope that no one lost money.
– The crypto community, including notable figures like John Deaton, warned their followers not to engage with Hogan’s account.
– False and deceptive financial information in the crypto sector poses a significant risk to investors and markets.
