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 <p class="is-style-lead">ZachXBT reported that scammers recently hacked into Twitter’s Legal Request <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="portal" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/portal.html">portal</a> using <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="stolen" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/stolen.html">stolen</a> Italian <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="government" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/government.html">government</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="emails" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/emails.html">emails</a>.</p> 
 <p>The crypto sleuth noted that scammers used unauthorized access to the Twitter Legal Request portal to ban accounts, look up information, and remove posts by forging fake subpoenas.</p> 
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">1/6 BREAKING: Scammers have stolen Italian Government emails in order to access the Twitter Legal Request portal to ban accounts, lookup info, and remove posts from forging fake subpoenas. pic.twitter.com/O8Mn7n8H4m</p>— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) July 26, 2023 
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 <p>ZachXBT said he was a victim of the attempted take-downs. He shared an instance where he received an email from Twitter stating that Italian law enforcement had requested the removal of five of his tweets.</p> 
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">It seems someone tried to maliciously do a takedown request for five of my tweets. Thankfully Twitter did not side with them. pic.twitter.com/kuVmhHMMLe</p>— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) July 21, 2023 
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 <p>The tweets in question were about ZachXBT’s investigations into the $6.3 million Animoon non-fungible token (NFT) rug pull that is currently being investigated by French authorities. </p> 
 <p>According to the crypto detective, the same group responsible for the Animoon heist also gained access to famous crypto influencer BitBoy Crypto’s Twitter account. </p> 
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 <p>It used it to steal another $700,000 worth of digital assets.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> 
 <p>He pointed out the involvement of an individual named “Chase,” who also goes by the pseudonym “HZ,” who he alleges is a notorious phishing scammer. Chase previously had his assets seized by law enforcement after allegedly stealing millions from hacked NFT Twitter accounts.</p> 
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">5/6 Who is potentially involved?<br><br>Chase aka HZ who is a phishing scammer that previously had his assets seized by law enforcement after stealing millionshttps://t.co/6dsfZ5jnGl<br><br>He messaged me on Telegram mentioning the Italian law enforcement request I received pic.twitter.com/ibZ9LxkPBw</p>— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) July 26, 2023 
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 <p>The on-chain investigator claimed that Chase previously contacted him on Telegram with details of the purported Twitter legal request from the Italian government.</p> 
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 <p>The scammers’ misuse of the Twitter Legal Request <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="portal" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/portal.html">portal</a> has reportedly resulted in harassment of individuals and projects, leading to financial losses. The fraudulent activities involve requesting to remove content by impersonating Italian law enforcement officials.</p> 
 <p>ZachXBT has called on Twitter to review these malicious reports and revoke access to the compromised email account.</p> 
 <p>This case is still unfolding, and further updates are expected as Twitter responds to these allegations and takes action to rectify the situation.&nbsp;</p> 
 <p>The investigator’s work to unravel various hacks and scams in the crypto space has seen him receive blow-back in recent times. </p> 
 <p>He was previously on the wrong end of a lawsuit by controversial NFT trader Jeffrey Huang, also known as Machi Big Brother, who accused ZachXBT of posting and disseminating defamatory articles. </p> 
 <p>The detective published an article in June 2022 alleging that Machi Big Brother had embezzled 22,000 ETH, valued at $37 million, from Formosa Financial.</p> 
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Scammers hack Twitter portal using stolen Italian government emails

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