Calamity’s Discord server hijacked to promote a cryptocurrency scam

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  Calamity’s Discord server was compromised on October 9, and the attackers used it to promote a cryptocurrency before the coin was pumped and dumped.

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  The server had more than 250,000 members before the attack.

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  The previous owner was tricked into handing over access by two users posing as former moderators, according to the articles.

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  A moderator later wiped the server’s channels and messages, but the attackers continued posting in the remaining announcement channel.

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  Tens of thousands of users had left the server in the two days after the scam was uncovered.

Who

The Calamity Discord community was targeted by a hacker identified as Kata and another user.

What

The attackers took over the server and promoted a cryptocurrency that was then pumped and dumped.

When

October 9, 2026. Tens of thousands of users left in the following two days.

Where

Calamity’s Discord server.

Why

The sources say the server’s owner was tricked into handing over access, but do not state the attackers’ motive beyond promoting the cryptocurrency.

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