On-chain detective ZachXBT said that an X account related to American rapper Nelly was compromised. Hackers used the account to conduct social engineering attacks and tried to lure users to a crypto-related phishing website.
The attacker also modified Nelly's profile, claiming to be a Scam Sniffer security analyst. However, the profile appears to have been deleted and now shows that the account does not exist.
It is reported that Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., has won many honors including three Grammy Awards and nine Billboard Music Awards.