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    <p>Zack Polanski, a prominent <a rel="dofollow" title="politician" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/politician.html">politician</a> in the <a rel="dofollow" title="UK" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/uk.html">UK</a>’s Green Party, has called for X (formerly Twitter) to protect its users more robustly after his X account was <a rel="dofollow" title="hacked" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/hacked.html">hacked</a> and used to <a rel="dofollow" title="promote" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/promote.html">promote</a> a <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> scam.</p> 
    <p>The Green Party’s deputy leader was reportedly locked out of his X account before his profile picture and header were changed. Links to an external site were posted, seemingly promoting a <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> scam.</p> 
    <p>In a statement from the Green Party shared with The Record, Polanski said, “I’m keen that X tackle those who have hacked into my account and restore my access as soon as possible.”</p> 
    <p>He said that X should “protect the site’s users more robustly and restore accounts more quickly,” and added that “it’s important people are able to engage with their elected representatives’ work through social media.”</p> 
    <p>X’s security practices have come under fire after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claimed its X account was hacked on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p> 
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    <p><em>Read more: X account of crypto auditing firm CetriK hacked</em></p> 
    <p>The X account of <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> auditing firm CetriK was also <a rel="dofollow" title="hacked" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/hacked.html">hacked</a> and posted fake warnings about a <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> exploit in an attempt to panic users into clicking on a link that steals <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> 
    <p>Polanski’s account was reinstated shortly after giving a statement to the outlet, but it wasn’t immediately in his control. At press time, Polanski’s X account has returned to its normal state.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> 
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<p>Source: <a rel="dofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/uk-politician-zack-polanski-hacked-on-x-to-promote-crypto-scam-tbt76161.html">https://thebittimes.com/uk-politician-zack-polanski-hacked-on-x-to-promote-crypto-scam-tbt76161.html</a></p>

UK politician Zack Polanski hacked on X to promote crypto scam

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