Mandiant's X (Twitter) Account Hacked to Promote Crypto Scam

Mandiant's X account was hijacked and used to tweet a cryptocurrency giveaway scam directing users to a phishing site; the account was restored after several hours. The report places this incident amid a wave of high-profile X account takeovers, notes possible platform vulnerabilities and brute-force risks, and highlights ongoing risks to verified/high-profile accounts.