The official X account of restaking protocol EigenLayer appears to have been hacked, according to multiple online reports.
“Eigenlayer X/Twitter account is currently compromised, do not click any links,” blockchain sleuth ZachXBT posted on his Telegram channel.
The initial fake post appeared to promote a fake reallocation of EIGEN tokens for Season 2 of EigenLayer’s stakeholder airdrop. It used a malicious link, according to crypto-anti scam platform Scam Sniffer. A second post urging users to make a claim followed around 10 minutes later. The official Season 2 stakedrop was announced in September, and the claim period has already ended.
“EigenLayer Twitter has been compromised. Do not click any links. There's no new airdrop,” Polygon Labs CISO Mudit Gupta posted. DeFiLlama also warned of the compromise.
EigenLayer is a platform that lets users deposit and stake ether, aiming to allocate those funds to secure third-party networks or actively validated services (AVSs).
The Block reached out to the Eigen Foundation for comment.
Earlier this month, EigenLayer faced criticism for allowing early investors to stake locked EIGEN tokens and earn unlocked rewards, a practice not initially disclosed, leading to confusion about its circulating supply. In response, the team updated its official documentation to clarify EigenLayer’s staking and reward distribution practices to address community concerns.
It’s not the first time social media accounts have been hacked in recent months to promote crypto scams, with incidents impacting the X accounts of Hulk Hogan, Metallica, Doja Cat and McDonald’s, among others.
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