QUADRIGA INITIATIVE
CRYPTO WATCHDOG & FRAUD RECOVERY PLATFORM
A COMMUNITY-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT
$0 USD
MARCH 2025
GLOBAL
WATCHER.GURU
DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS
Watcher Guru is a leading finance news platform with a strong focus on cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized finance. They report their mission being to support a global shift toward a decentralized financial system by delivering reliable and high-quality content through a dedicated team of reporters and media professionals.
They aim to publish fast, headline-style alerts to get information out immediately, even before full articles are ready. This allows readers to stay ahead in a market where timing can make a big difference.
They also provide financial tools like charts to help users better understand the market. Their news alerts are available across all major social media platforms, including Twitter, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, and Discord.
On March 5th, Watcher.guru reported having been presented with, and accessing, a suspicious link which was part of the Twitter website. They believe that accessing this link may have contributed to the later exploit of their account.
The specific tweet reads as follows:
"JUST IN: SWIFT nearing agreement with Ripple to use $XRP for cross-border payments, with billions of $XRP secured in escrow as liquidity reserves."
Watcher Guru's headquarters is located in Houston, Texas, United States . Houston operates on Central Time (CT), which is UTC−6 during Standard Time and UTC−5 during Daylight Saving Time. Therefore, the message to Christopher Stanley is suspected to have been sent on March 5th, 2025 at 6:09 AM mountain time.
It is unclear what specific losses happened. Any losses are suspected to be related to price movements in the price of XRP.
The post was automatically reported across other social networks such as Telegram, Facebook, and Discord. This is because Watcher.guru has an automated system to perform this reposting based on the initial post.
Watcher.guru reported that the post was removed within a few minutes.
Watcher.guru changed all credentials and reportedly reached out to the Twitter/X team for further clarification.
It is unclear if Twitter/X gave any explanation for how the Watcher.guru account was exploited.
Watcher Guru is a prominent finance news platform focused on cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized finance, aiming to support the transition to a decentralized financial system through fast, reliable content and real-time alerts. On March 5, 2025, their Twitter/X account was compromised after reportedly accessing a suspicious Twitter-based link, leading to a false post about SWIFT and Ripple. The post spread automatically across their platforms but was removed within minutes. Watcher Guru updated their credentials and contacted Twitter/X for clarification, though the exact cause and any financial impact remain unclear.
Watcher.guru - "Our X account was hacked today. We sent a message to an X employee two weeks ago after we suspected an attempt was made to compromise our account." - Twitter/X (May 12)
Watcher.guru Homepage (May 12)
