{"id":9211,"date":"2026-07-03T01:54:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/war-of-the-worlds-sam-altmans-world-fights-solana-firm-that-mogged-it\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T01:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:54:20","slug":"war-of-the-worlds-sam-altmans-world-fights-solana-firm-that-mogged-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/war-of-the-worlds-sam-altmans-world-fights-solana-firm-that-mogged-it\/","title":{"rendered":"War of the Worlds: Sam Altman\u2019s World fights Solana firm that mogged it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>Solana-based prediction market World has been flagged for \u201csuspected phishing\u201d by Cloudflare after the similarly-named eyeball scanning firm World Network claimed it was impersonating its brand to harvest user data.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/web3\/2026\/07\/01\/mysterious-solana-project-world-unveiled-as-fully-onchain-prediction-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Launched<\/a> yesterday, World\u2019s landing page now displays a large warning that claims the site \u201chas been reported for potential phishing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to World, World Network, which is best known for its data harvesting eyeball scanning orbs, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/world_xyz\/status\/2072703206585446403?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">went<\/a> \u201ccrying to [Cloudflare]\u201d and reported the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>World <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/world_xyz\/status\/2072675816010383419?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared<\/a> an apparent email from Cloudflare on X along with a post that said, \u201cSorry we mogged you so badly that Cloudflare had to step in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the email, a representative for World Network\u2019s parent company, Tools for Humanity, claims it was being targeted by World\u2019s \u201cmalicious website,\u201d and asked for it to be taken down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/protos-media.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02180414\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-17.18.08.png\" data-lbwps-width=\"1450\" data-lbwps-height=\"707\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/protos-media.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02180414\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-17.18.08.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"499\" data-id=\"127792\" src=\"https:\/\/protos-media.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02180414\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-17.18.08-1024x499.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127792\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/protos-media.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02180350\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-17.40.16.png\" data-lbwps-width=\"1054\" data-lbwps-height=\"662\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/protos-media.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02180350\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-17.40.16.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" data-id=\"127791\" src=\"https:\/\/protos-media.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02180350\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-17.40.16-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127791\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The \u201csuspected phishing\u201d warning and the landing page if you ignore that warning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/world-networks-wld-down-98-amid-altman-musk-legal-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Network\u2019s WLD down 98% amid Altman\u2013Musk legal battle<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It claimed that World\u2019s website \u201cis a fraudulent phishing site using the World brand designed to harvest user credentials through a fake email notification page.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It added, \u201cThis is a clear attempt at brand impersonation that endangers users through compromised personal information and potential financial loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World jokingly responded, \u201cthe world is big enough for both of us,\u201d signing off the post with \u201cp.s. you\u2019re not scanning my eyeballs freak.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">dear old <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/worldnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@worldnetwork<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>the world is big enough for both of us <\/p>\n<p>sorry we mogged you so badly that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cloudflare?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cloudflare<\/a> had to step in <\/p>\n<p>love, <\/p>\n<p>the new world order<\/p>\n<p>p.s. you&#8217;re not scanning my eyeballs freak <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MAjcO5U4j1\">pic.twitter.com\/MAjcO5U4j1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 world (@world_xyz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/world_xyz\/status\/2072675816010383419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Cloudflare complaint shared by World.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/cloudflares-new-2029-deadline-highlights-bitcoins-quantum-vulnerability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloudflare\u2019s 2029 quantum sprint raises Bitcoin alarm bells<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cloudflare is a content delivery network (CDN) that allows websites to operate smoothly. <\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, it <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cloudflare.com\/monetization-gateway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> a new monetization system called x402 that would charge incredibly low fees for Cloudflare-protected assets, such as web pages, datasets, APIs, or MCP tools.<\/p>\n<p>Protos has reached out to Tools for Humanity and Cloudflare for comment and will update this piece should we hear anything back.<\/p>\n<p><em>Got a tip? Send us an email securely via\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/leaks.protos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Protos Leaks<\/em><\/a><em>. For more informed news and investigations, follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/protos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/protos.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bluesky<\/em><\/a><em>, and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqJAgKIh5DQklTRUFnTWFnd0tDbkJ5YjNSdmN5NWpiMjBvQUFQAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Google News<\/em><\/a><em>, or subscribe to our\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/protosmedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>YouTube<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0channel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/war-of-the-worlds-sam-altmans-world-fights-solana-firm-that-mogged-it\/\">War of the Worlds: Sam Altman\u2019s World fights Solana firm that mogged it<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/\">Protos<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solana-based prediction market World has been flagged for \u201csuspected phishing\u201d by Cloudflare after the similarly-named eyeball scanning firm World Network claimed it was impersonating its brand to harvest user data. Launched yesterday, World\u2019s landing page now displays a large warning that claims the site \u201chas been reported for potential phishing.\u201d According to World, World Network, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-invest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}