Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
Tim Beiko
Hack or exploit on Aug 3, 2023 · Account Compromise
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
The Twitter account of Tim Beiko, the core developer of Ethereum, was suspected of being stolen. He posted two tweets about "ETH airdrop" within half an hour with a phishing link(ether.fo). Users are asked not to click on suspicious links to prevent funds from being stolen. According to the analysis of SlowMist, the mastermind behind the scenes is PinkDrainer.
Details
- Date
- Aug 3, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Account Compromise
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Tim Beiko hack, Aug 3, 2023: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht4fca35d006/ (data as of 2026-10-31).