Security News > 2024 > June > Microsoft India’s X account hijacked in Roaring Kitty crypto scam
The official Microsoft India account on Twitter, with over 211,000 followers, was hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers to impersonate Roaring Kitty, the handle used by notorious meme stock trader Keith Gill.
Microsoft India's X account has a gold check as an officially verified organization on the platform, lending the hijackers' posts more legitimacy.
They are now using Microsoft India's hijacked account to reply to tweets, luring the company's followers and other people on X to a malicious website that would allegedly allow them to buy GameStop crypto as part of a so-called presale.
In recent months, X users have been targeted in a massive wave of account hijacks, leading to verified organizations falling victim to hacks promoting cryptocurrency scams and wallet drainers.
Previously, the X accounts for Netgear and Hyundai MEA were also hacked to promote sites designed to push crypto wallet drainers, while the account of Web3 security firm CertiK was also compromised days earlier for similar malicious purposes.
Since the beginning of the year, threat actors have been increasingly targeting verified government and business X accounts with 'gold' and 'grey' checkmarks to lend credibility to tweets that redirect users to phishing sites that promote cryptocurrency scams or spread crypto drainers.