On March 15, 2025, Kaito Ai, an artificial intelligence-driven platform for crypto-market analysis, and the founder, Yu, became the victim of a social media hack on X (formerly Twitter). The attackers were in control of the account and wrongly claimed that the portfolios of Kaito Ai had been compromised and users warned that their funds were at risk.
According to Blockchain researcher Defi Warhol, the attackers reportedly also opened a short position on Kaito -Tokens before they placed the false warnings. Their goal seemed to manipulate the price of token so that they could benefit from the artificial decline.
However, the Kaito AI team quickly got control of the compromised account and reassured users that their wallet remained safe. The team also said they had implemented robust security measures to prevent such incidents in the future, and noted that the attack resembled other recent infringements of crypto-related accounts.
The company wrote: “This account and @punk9277 have just been compromised. The Kaito portfolios were not and were not affected. We now have access to the Twitter accounts. Please look with us while we investigate how this happened. We had high standard security measures to prevent this – so it seems similar to the same as other recent Twitter account hacks. We will update as soon as possible. To repeat – Kaito -Token portfolios have not been affected. “
The rise in such cyber attacks has led to an alarming increase in losses within the crypto ecosystem. According to a report from Blockchain protection platform Immunefi, losses were 20 times higher in February 2025 than in January 2025, with a strong increase in scams aimed at investors.