Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath on Thursday said that his personal X account was briefly compromised after he accidentally fell for a phishing email. In a post on X, Kamath stated that the attackers gained access to one login session and used it to post a few scam cryptocurrency links. Kamath has 7.4 lakh followers on X.

Detailing the incident, Kamath said the phishing attempt occurred early Wednesday while he was at home browsing on his personal device. In a “momentary lapse in attention”, he fell for the phishing mail for changing his password. The screenshot that he shared showed the sender’s ID name oddly formatted — a telltale sign of fraud.

What happened with Nithin Kamath?

The Zerodha CEO said the email evaded all spam and phishing filters and when he clicked on the “Change Your

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