ChainCatcher news, NEO founder Da Hongfei stated that he has regained control of the X account and apologized for any inconvenience this incident may have caused to the community.Da Hongfei mentioned that he received an email requesting a password reset at 23:30 on July 6, and realized that the X account had been locked 50 minutes later upon seeing the email. The hacker changed his X account password, enabled two-factor authentication (2FA), and then began posting tweets containing scam links. This breach occurred because he had previously connected multiple third-party websites/apps (office and calendar management services) to his email. The hacker somehow exploited these permissions to gain access to the content of his email.

ChainCatcher message: NEO founder Da Hongfei's account is suspected to be hacked and has posted false airdrop information, and the comment function has been disabled. Users are advised to be cautious of related risks.

ChainCatcher message, Neo founder Da Hongfei stated in Discord, "I have no right to comment on others' investment choices, but I can confirm that in the past few months and since the establishment of the company, due to having an information advantage, NEO Global Development (NGD) and NEO Foundation (NF) have not participated in the buying and selling activities of NEO/GAS, except for expenditures for normal operating expenses."