Arbitrum DAO has issued a security alert stating its official governance account on X has been compromised. Users are advised not to click or interact with any links or content posted by the account.
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The @arbitrumdao_gov account has been compromised. Do not click any links or interact with posts from that account until further notice.
We are working to recover access. Updates to follow.â Arbitrum (@arbitrum) February 3, 2026
The team has assured users that it is actively working to restore the account. Meanwhile, the Arbitrum protocol and funds remain secure, with the incident affecting only the social media account.
Hackers announce a fake airdrop
Hackers started by promoting a narrative around potential usage-based rewards and airdrops, framing past activity such as bridging, swapping, liquidity provision, and governance participation as qualifying behavior.
The posts emphasized âreal users,â snapshots, and weighted allocations. They appeared designed to create anticipation and credibility during the breach.
âIf you were consistently active, this is the moment you were playing for. Arbitrum isnât rewarding wallets â itâs rewarding behavior. And if this follows the pattern of previous major airdrops, allocations wonât be flat,â the scammers wrote.
The compromised account then posted a fake âArbitrum snapshot confirmedâ airdrop. Hackers have created an image banner and a link to gov-arbitrum.com, a non-official site that features a suspicious âConnect Walletâ prompt designed to steal credentials.
This mirrors the 2023 Arbitrum airdrop phishing waves. However, the attacks three years ago succeeded because there was a real and widely publicized airdrop event that scammers could piggyback on. They created fake claim sites and spam accounts that tricked users into authorizing wallet access.
The attack resulted in actual financial losses for users who clicked phishing links. This compromise is still in the early stages with no reported losses. Users have shown mixed reactions, with some grateful for the quick alert while others blamed the platform for the attacks.
This compromise follows an attack on Arbitrumâs projects. As reported by Cryptopolitan, two Arbitrum projects launched by the same deployer suffered unauthorized withdrawals for an estimated $1.5M. The attacker gained admin access and replaced smart contracts with malicious versions.
Besides Arbitrum, the official X account for CZâs $BNB Chain, with millions of followers, was compromised and used to post phishing links promoting a fake â$BNB HODLer Airdrop. Users were tricked into potentially connecting their wallets to malicious sites before the team regained control and warned followers to avoid connecting wallets to unknown links.
Arbitrumâs native coin declines 19% as the usersâ sentiment turns cold
Arbitrumâs native coin is down 1% in the 24 hours, extending to the weekâs 19% decline. However, its network is still doing great, completing millions of transactions and keeping TVL at approximately $2.8 billion as of early 2026, according to one study. Other estimates suggest higher figures, such as $16 billion at its peak.
However, $ARBâs price is still tied to Ethereumâs performance, the evolution of the Layer-2 sector, and ongoing supply pressures from token unlocks.
Token unlocks have been a big problem. Every month, regular releases increase the supply equal to 1.5â2% of the circulating tokens. For example, in January 2026, 96 million $ARB were worth approximately $19.6 million at the time of release. These unlocks, which will last until about March 2027, keep selling pressure high, which cancels out use gains.
Weekly AMA Lineup đď¸
Weâre catching up this week with the communities behind @arbitrum_cn and @Aptos_Africa to unpack how their ecosystems are evolving.
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Join us for a chat with the @Aptos_Africa community as we dive into how they’re building fast, affordable, and⌠pic.twitter.com/CoR5v0N9oc
â PancakeSwap (@PancakeSwap) February 2, 2026
Arbitrum is scheduled to take part in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on X on February 5. The event will feature members of the Arbitrum community team and provide an opportunity for users and observers to hear directly from ecosystem representatives about recent developments, current projects. This is an effort to change its usersâ sentiments.
Meanwhile, $ARB is trading at roughly $0.1358, a big drop from its March 2023 launch price of about $1.20 and its peak price of $2.39 soon after.