Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
Metallica
Hack or exploit on Jun 25, 2024 · 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
According to Decrypt, the social media account of the renowned heavy metal band Metallica were recently hacked. The hackers used these accounts to promote scam cryptocurrency tokens. Several celebrities were also implicated, becoming tools for the scam's promotion. The hackers posted false information to entice fans and investors into purchasing worthless tokens.
Details
- Date
- Jun 25, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Account Compromise
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
Related incidents
50 Cent 2024 · Hack or exploit · $1M
McDonald 2024 · Hack or exploit · $700K
MicroStrategy 2024 · Hack or exploit · $440K
Polygon 2024 · Hack or exploit · $140K
Superchain Eco 2024 · Hack or exploit · undisclosed
McDonald 2024 · Hack or exploit · $700K
MicroStrategy 2024 · Hack or exploit · $440K
Polygon 2024 · Hack or exploit · $140K
Superchain Eco 2024 · Hack or exploit · undisclosed
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Metallica hack, Jun 25, 2024: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht77e98a5c83/ (data as of 2026-11-01).