Stellar Blade Twitter Account Hacked to Sell Crypto

The official Twitter account for Shift Up and Sony’s popular 2024 game Stellar Blade has been hit by hackers, taking over the game’s account to sell a fraudulent cryptocurrency. Stellar Blade served as one of gaming’s biggest hits of the year when it first launched in early 2024, with fans and critics alike praising its gameplay and visual style. Stellar Blade quickly racked up significant sales numbers, with over one million copies sold in the first month and reaching three million units last month. However, the game’s Twitter account has now been the target of a recent hack.

Cryptocurrency hacks have become increasingly common throughout recent years, with everyone from small YouTubers to major corporations being affected. Large content creators like Kai Cenat have often been victims of bad actors, looking to use their popularity to gain a wide reach for their cryptocurrency scams. Even big corporations like Viz Media have been the target of hackers, with the anime and manga publisher being hacked earlier this year and posting unsafe links to cryptocurrency scams. Now, Shift Up has become the newest company hit by malicious hackers.

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As reported by ComicBook, the official Twitter account for Stellar Blade has been hit by a hacker, aiming to sell a fraudulent cryptocurrency. The account has shared several posts linking to a “Stellar Blade Coin” cryptocurrency, using promotional imagery from Stellar Blade to sell itself as connected to the game. The Stellar Blade account also turned off all comments in the replies, likely in an attempt to prevent victims from warning others about the scam. The Stellar Blade scam even suggests that players could receive in-game items, though fans would quickly catch on that the account had been hacked.

Stellar Blade Twitter Account Falls Victim to Crypto Hack

The compromised Stellar Blade account prompted a response from the game’s staff as well, with Stellar Blade director Hyung-Tae Kim warning fans not to follow the links. Kim warns players to refrain from engaging with any of the links shared by the Stellar Blade account, confirming that the posts were “unauthorized” and not created by the game’s team. Kim also suggested that the Stellar Blade team was in “active discussion” to recover the game’s Twitter account, with many fans upset that Twitter had not yet resolved the issue.

Stellar Blade‘s recent Twitter woes come as the game has seen plenty of reason to celebrate throughout recent months. June saw the official launch of the game’s PC version, with the PC port quickly becoming Sony’s biggest release on Steam and topping the online storefront’s Top Sellers chart. Rumors have even suggested that Stellar Blade could make its way to another console in the near future, with rumblings of a Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade to come. Fans can hope that the Stellar Blade account is quickly returned to its rightful owners, saving unsuspecting fans from being scammed.