Microsoft's official X account, with over 13 million followers, was hijacked on Thursday to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency token impersonating its Clippy assistant.
The attackers used the account to follow and repost content from a fake Clippy profile promoting $Clippy in an apparent pump-and-dump scheme.
Microsoft confirmed unauthorized access, removed the posts and secured the account. The company has denied any affiliation with the token and is investigating the incident.
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