New York Post’s X Account Hacked: Crypto Scam DMs Target Users, Zoom Exploit Feared

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Hackers use New York Post’s X account to send scam DMs, users report

It seems that unscrupulous individuals may have gained access to the New York Post’s X account on the microblogging platform, with the aim of swindling cryptocurrency users.

Users within the cryptocurrency community have lately shared experiences of receiving a private invitation from what appeared to be the New York Post’s X account on various platforms, encouraging them to participate in a podcast and providing a Telegram contact for further communication.

Initially, on May 3rd, spurious messages were uncovered by Alex Katz, the founder and CEO of Kerberus. He posted a picture of a supposed message from author and journalist Paul Sperry, which had been sent through the official nypost account, as it appeared to him.

Drew, a cybersecurity expert and enthusiast of NFTs, found it peculiar that the swindler managed to infiltrate without posting a Pump.fun address or wallet drainer. Instead, they’re interacting with users directly and then instructing them to use Telegram.

Once the message was sent, the scammer would then block the users to avoid notifying the genuine New York Post staff about the breach, he mentioned.

Donny Clutterbuck of the Fomojis platform on NFT Bitcoin‘s ordinals team stated they received contact from a suspected hacker, implying it might involve a possible security vulnerability with Zoom related to audio activation.

When you press to activate audio, a prompt appears offering the choice between cancelling or enabling WiFi. He then mentioned, “I suppose WiFi provides network access to potential scammers.

Investigator ZachXBT commented that this incident resembled a previous one where messages were directly sent from the X account of The Defiant, as noted a few weeks prior.

CryptoMoon reached out to The New York Post for additional details, but they haven’t responded yet. Neither the New York Post nor Sperry’s social media platforms have provided any updates about the alleged social media breach.

Scammers seeking victims on Zoom 

Scammers are now more often using direct messages to target individuals after building trust through prior discussions. Lately, the video conferencing app Zoom has seen a surge in cryptocurrency scams.

In April, Jake Gallen, CEO of Emblem Vault, advised users to stay vigilant against potential threat actors exploiting Zoom, after he suffered a loss of $100,000 in cryptocurrency assets. Interestingly, during the same period, Gallen was also approached via some platform (X) for a scheduled Zoom interview. However, it turned out to be a scam, with the fraudster installing malware that emptied his digital wallets.

On occasion, it’s happened before that the official Twitter account of The New York Post has been taken over by unauthorized parties. Back in 2022, an employee managed to hack the account and posted a string of offensive tweets, disguising them as genuine news headlines.

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2025-05-05 07:21