MaximusDAO Hack

TOTAL LOST $204K
Low Phishing Attacks

What happened

Quick Summary

MaximusDAO users fell victim to a phishing scam via a fake Twitter account, resulting in a loss of around 204,000 $USD.

Details of the Exploit

MaximusDAO's users were affected via a phishing attack. The users lost around 204,000 $USD worth of assets. The exploiter used a fake Twitter account with the username maximus_daos.

All the stolen funds were transferred to another EOA address.

Block Data Reference

Attacker Addresses:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xb023f97b…dab6f9

https://etherscan.io/address/0x13a83f3b…c5dE49

Fake Twitter Account:

https://twitter.com/maximus_daos

Case & protocol details

Classification Other
Protocol Type Exploit/Phishing
Protocol Twitter/X @https://archive.ph/wip/77XY2

Evidence & learning

Attack pattern

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Sources and on-chain records

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