The team behind TRON, one of the world’s largest blockchain networks, confirmed its official X account was compromised on May 2, 2025, following a 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.
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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Source: https://coindoo.com/tron-confirms-official-x-account-was-hacked-in-social-engineering-attack/