Elon Musk’s X is rolling out a security feature that will automatically lock any account that mentions cryptocurrency for the first time — requiring additional verification before posting resumes — a direct response to a wave of account hijacking campaigns exploiting social trust to promote scam tokens.
Summary
- X Head of Product Nikita Bier confirmed the auto-lock feature, saying it targets the financial incentive behind crypto phishing attacks on the platform
- The measure follows a surge in account hijacking incidents, including the April 1 compromise of Predictfully founder Benjamin White’s account, which was used to push scam content and extort $4,000 from the real…
