A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that focuses on gaming recently warned its users that some of their X accounts were compromised. The company reminded its community that they have no airdrops, new mints, or anything else planned.
In a tweet posted on July 24, decentralized games publisher Treasure posted that its X accounts, Playontreasure and Playbridgeworld, were taken over by hackers. The organization warned users to refrain from interacting with the links shared by the accounts.
PSA
Please do not interact with links shared by @PlayOnTreasure + @playbridgeworld at the moment.
Unfortunately, the accounts have been hacked and we are working to regain access.
There is NO airdrop, new TreasureTags mint, or anything else planned for today. Be save.
โ Treasure (@Treasure_DAO) July 24, 2023
After working to regain access to the accounts, the publisher of crypto games aware on July 25 that they were able to return the X accounts to "legitimate hands" and were finally able to contain the issue.
The firm did not provide any additional information on how the attack occurred or if there are any victims who were affected by the recent security breach. However, the company warned its users to exercise extreme caution and to be safe, noting that its team has witnessed a significant increase in phishing attempts within the Treasure community, as well as the broader Arbitrum ecosystem.
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On July 21, chang peng zhaothe CEO of the Binance exchange, warned the crypto space about the growing number of phishing attacks. Zhao urged exchange users to use hardware-based two-factor authentication (2FA) systems instead of using mobile carrier-based 2FA.
At the recent Ethereum Community Conference 6 event held in Paris, Polygon's Chief Information Security Officer, Mudit Gupta spoke of the difficulties of being an advocate in the world of security. According to Gupta, defenders are tasked with covering all potential entry points. He stressed that if there is a hole, someone will enter. On the other hand, attackers have an easier time as all they need to do is find a way in and ignore the rest.
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