TRON Confirms Official X Account Was Hacked in Social Engineering Attack

The breach began at 9:25 A.M. PST, when a hacker used the account to post a suspicious smart contract address and began sending direct messages to followers.

TRON DAO later revealed that the attacker had manipulated a team member to gain access, using the compromised account to promote a fraudulent contract and interact with users in an attempt to widen the scam. TRON quickly regained control and issued a warning:

“TRON DAO will never post contract addresses or send unsolicited DMs.”

The team advised users to disregard any messages from the account during the breach.

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TRON is now working with law enforcement and has identified several X and Telegram accounts linked to the attacker. Founder Justin Sun also called on OKX to freeze associated funds and shared the DAO’s security warning with the message:
“Be safe.”

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