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 <li><strong>A hacker breached Andy Ayrey’s X account, promoting the fraudulent Infinite Backrooms (IB) token.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>Ayrey’s account remains compromised, raising ongoing concerns about security vulnerabilities on X.</strong></li>
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<p>Truth Terminal founder Andy Ayrey faced a major security breach on his X account. The hacker used Ayrey’s <a href="https://x.com/AndyAyrey" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">account</a> to promote a fraudulent token, raking in over $600,000 before investors realized the scam. The token, named Infinite Backrooms (IB), quickly amassed hype and briefly reached a market cap of $25 million, driven by Ayrey’s influence in the crypto space.</p>
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  <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Be cautious when buying tokens posted by celebrities on social media.<br><br>A hacker compromised <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyAyrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@AndyAyrey</a>’s (founder of <a href="https://twitter.com/truth_terminal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@truth_terminal</a>) account and posted about the token <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24IB&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$IB</a>, making $602.5K in less than 1 hour!<a href="https://t.co/0BEyAuwQAg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/0BEyAuwQAg</a> <a href="https://t.co/LFWKeNrvNN" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/LFWKeNrvNN</a></p>— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href="https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1851109427988087020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">October 29, 2024</a>
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<p>Truth Terminal, an AI-driven bot on X, has gained significant traction in the crypto community. It <a href="https://x.com/truth_terminal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">made</a> headlines by amassing holdings exceeding $1 million through donations and endorsements of popular memecoins. Including the “GOAT” token, which surged in popularity. The bot operates on a fine-tuned version of Claude 3 Opus, developed by Ayrey using personal writings and content from platforms like 4chan and Reddit.</p>
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<p>The scheme began when the hacker, exploiting Ayrey’s account, posted the contract address for IB. The <a href="https://thenewscrypto.com/fbi-warns-of-north-korean-scammers-aggressively-targeting-crypto-firms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">scammer’s</a> account reportedly acquired 12.5% of the token supply before the announcement, costing around $38,000.</p>
<p>The token’s market cap surged as unsuspecting users bought in, leading to rapid profits for the hacker. Within 45 minutes, the hacker liquidated their IB holdings, netting $602,500 and causing the token’s price to collapse by 98%. The token’s market cap fell to $500,000 after the sell-off.</p>
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<p>Afterward, Ayrey temporarily regained access to his account. He explained in a now-deleted post that the hacker accessed his account through a SIM swap attack, compromising his mobile carrier. However, Ayrey’s account continued to exhibit <a href="https://thenewscrypto.com/radiant-capital-hackers-bridge-52m-to-ethereum-after-exploit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">unusual</a> activity, raising doubts about its complete security. Ayrey later created a burner account to keep followers informed, reassuring them that the original Truth Terminal wallet was secured with a hardware key.</p>
<p>Despite Ayrey’s efforts to regain control, the compromised X account continued to promote dubious tokens and links to a Telegram group. The hacker posted promises of airdrops and additional token launches, urging followers to share their Solana wallet addresses, raising security concerns.<br><br><strong>Highlighted Crypto News Today<br></strong><a href="https://thenewscrypto.com/microstrategys-leveraged-etf-hits-1b-amid-bitcoin-surge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MicroStrategy’s Leveraged ETF Hits $1B Amid Bitcoin Surge</a></p>

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