#Litecoin official account has been hacked.#

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The official Litecoin X account was hacked in the early morning of January 11th. The hacker posted information on the account promoting a fake Litecoin token based on the Solana network, along with the contract address and a fraudulent link. The post was quickly deleted, and the Litecoin team later stated that they had regained control of the account. They said that the attack was due to a compromised delegated account that has now been removed. This is not the first hacking incident that Litecoin has experienced recently; similar account hijacking events have happened before, used to promote fake tokens.

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The official Litecoin Twitter account was hacked on January 11th, with the hackers posting messages promoting a fake Litecoin token based on the Solana network, including a contract address and a scam link. The post was deleted shortly after it was posted, and the Litecoin team subsequently declared they had regained control of the account, stating that the attack was due to a compromised delegated account that has now been removed. This incident is not the only hacking incident that the Litecoin system has faced, with past months seeing multiple hacking incidents, such as stolen social media accounts being used to promote fake tokens. The Litecoin team is investigating the incident and apologizes for any confusion caused.

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Litecoin official X account was hacked, publishing fake token information and a fraudulent link.

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This attack was due to a compromised escrow account, which has now been removed.

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The Litecoin team has regained control of the account and apologizes for any confusion caused.

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This incident is the latest in a series of hacks against the X system in recent months.

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