rewrite this title Crypto Crooks Take Over Stellar Blade’s X Account, Spread Fake Crypto | Bitcoinist.com

According to project insiders, the Stellar Blade X account started posting a “stellarcoin.com” link Sunday morning. It wasn’t part of any roadmap or community update.

The comment section was turned off on every post, and the feed was suddenly filled with promises of massive token airdrops. Fans who clicked the 1 link risked handing over wallet keys to unknown parties. The silence under those posts spoke volumes.

Fake Token Hits Feeds

Based on reports from the creative director, gamers were quick to spot the fake. The account used familiar game art and characters from Stellar Blade to sell a “game‑themed” digital asset that never existed before this hack.

In June, the team had already stirred controversy by sharing NSFW illustrations—so seeing adult‑style fan art wasn’t a red flag on its own. But shooting out those airdrop claims without prior warning gave away what was really happening.

Hello, this is Hyung-Tae Kim, Director of Stellar Blade.

The official Stellar Blade account has been compromised, and unauthorized posts containing cryptocurrency airdrops and suspicious signup promotions are currently being uploaded.

We kindly ask everyone to refrain from… pic.twitter.com/Fzd3fhxwa1

— Kim Hyung Tae, 김형태, キム・ヒョンテ (@jamm3rd) July 19, 2025

Why Comments Went Dark

Scammers often shut comments so no one can call out the fraud. That’s exactly what happened here. The hackers explained away the move by saying it was “to protect users from phishing and scam bots.”

In reality, it kept players from typing warnings like “Don’t click that link!” or “This is a hack!” Anybody scrolling fast would only see slick posts about free tokens and in‑game exosuits.

Community And Security Under Threat

Based on early feedback, the Stellar Blade creative director, Hyung‑Tae Kim, rushed in to tell everyone to steer clear. He made it clear those posts were unauthorized and urged fans not to engage.

XLM market cap currently at $14.6 billion. Chart: TradingView

Behind the scenes, the dev team is racing to recover the X handle. Whether they’ll get it back remains to be seen.

Reports say the hackers posted claims about how many tokens had already been “claimed,” though no real numbers were ever verified.

Featured image from ComicBook.com, chart from TradingView

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