The purpose of this article is to raise cybersecurity awareness, and this is the real example of how users get compromised.

During my daily X scroll, I came across an ad for a mint website, something I often see. But this time, I wanted to dig deeper to find out what was happening with this verified account in the background.

I soon figured out that this account was authentic, not fake. While looking at some of his posts, I saw he was talking about "hack." I used a translation tool to understand the messages. He mentioned that his YouTube and Facebook accounts had been hacked, making it clear that he was a victim of a cyber attack. 😱

I can't confirm whether the attackers used his credit card for ad promotion, but if they did, he might end up with a fat bill. I've checked his Facebook profile and found that he was talking about being hacked. 😱

Then I went to his blog, which was also hacked. It was evident that hackers utilized a black-hat SEO technique through the compromised website to promote some of their own sites. 😱

I've also checked if his email was in any hacked databases. 😱

Once more, I discovered that he owned an old website, taxicoin.com. Upon checking the website, it came as no surprise that this one was also hacked. 😱

Now you can see how hackers target verified accounts to promote scams and steal more money from people. Stay safe!