SlowMist's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) 23pds posted on X platform that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed that his X account was hacked due to a SIM card attack. Someone took over his phone number through social engineering and reset his account password. Earlier, 23pds said that Vitalik's X account was hijacked to post phishing information, most likely using the SIM Swap method. The founder of Uniswap's Twitter account was also hacked using this method.

These are targeted attacks on well-known people who have a large number of followers, making it easier to profit from phishing attacks. Given the low cost of SIM Swap attacks, everyone should be aware of this risk.