X-ploited: Mandiant restores hijacked Twitter account after attempted crypto heist

Mandiant's X (Twitter) account was hijacked for several hours by actors who renamed it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and posted a fake website offering free $PHNTM tokens in an attempted cryptocurrency theft; the account was restored and no confirmed losses were reported. The article frames this takeover alongside a wider trend of social-media account compromises and sales of compromised ‘Gold’ X accounts, highlighting reputational and phishing risks for affected organizations.