Milwaukee airport X account hacked, replaced with crypto content
Milwaukee Mitchell Airport X account hacked
MILWAUKEE - The official X page for Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport was apparently hacked, having been taken over by an entity purporting to be a law firm that promotes cryptocurrency services.
What we know:
The "MKE - Milwaukee Airport" page, which remained verified, showed a different handle and had a pinned message about crypto fraud. The rest of the page's posts were reposts of Bitcoin posts. A link on the airport's official website sent people to a "This Account Doesn't Exist" page on X.
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Later Friday, the page apparently reverted to a handle for "The Hoda Law Firm" and was no longer using the airport's identity or information.
FOX6 News recommends you do not interact with the page at this time.
Milwaukee Mitchell Airport X account hacked
What they're saying:
In a statement to FOX6, the airport said:
"We are aware of the issue and are working with X to resolve it and restore account access."
FOX6 also contacted The Hoda Law Firm, the name of which was shown on the apparently hacked page. A statement from the law firm said:
"We have no idea who did this. We have reported the impersonation to X and can and will do everything we can to get the impersonating account taken down immediately. This has nothing to do with our firm and urge everyone to stay away — these are presumably scammers trying to trade on my firm’s hard-earned reputation to take more money from scam victims."
The Source: FOX6 News reviewed the X page and received statements from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and The Hoda Law Firm.