The Sandbox CEO’s Twitter was hacked to support an alleged airdrop scam.
Sandbox CEO Arthur Madrid’s Twitter account was hacked to be used as a fraud. After the incident was discovered, the CEO got his account back.
Sandbox CEO Takes Back Hacked Twitter Account
Arthur Madrid, co-founder and CEO of The Sandbox, published a post after recovering the account. Madrid was the victim of a Twitter account hack on May 26. The attacker allegedly used Madrid’s account to support a bogus “airdrop” phishing scam.
In the Madrid post, Sandbox warned users that they should never click on any link promoting the airdrop or URL that appears to be a scam.
My Twitter was hacked today. and now is back. Please never click on any link that promote Airdrop or URL and look SCAMMY – and not 100% using our proper and unique URL/domain name : https://t.co/X3rXN9z8z7
— Arthur Madrid (@arthurmadrid) May 26, 2023
Four hours before Madrid’s post, The Sandbox’s official Twitter account also warned that a scammer had taken control of the account and promoted “a scam/phishing link for a fake SAND token.”
⚠️ Our CEO & Co-Founder Arthur Madrid's Twitter account has been hacked ⚠️
The hacker is posting a scam / phishing link for a fake airdrop of SAND tokens.
⛔️Do NOT click on the link and instead report the post so it is blocked.
We're working on getting the site down and fix… pic.twitter.com/sOqzAV5OUT
— The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) May 26, 2023
The tweet included a screenshot of the alleged scam post, which advertised a SAND token airdrop and encouraged users to qualify, redirecting users to a website with a different URL than the official one.
The Sandbox team stated that after this event took place, work began to close the site.
