X Account of Ontario City Pushes Crypto Scams Following Hack

The city of Peterborough in Ontario, Canada is the latest to see its social presence attacked by hackers promoting cryptocurrency scams. Unknown threat actors have been hacking into high-profile X accounts in recent weeks, using the victim’s profile to push cryptocurrency investment scams onto the follower base. A notable example was the hack of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s account [https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/secs-twitter-account-hacked-to-say-bitcoin-