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Microsoft’s X account hacked in crypto pump-and-dump scheme

First reported Source: BleepingComputerLast editorial activity
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What happened

On Thursday, unknown attackers hijacked the official Microsoft account on X, which has over 13 million followers, in what appeared to be a pump-and-dump scheme promoting a crypto token. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond, founded in 1975.

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