Bad actors recently hacked Sydney Sweeney’s X account to promote a Solana-based memecoin, SWEENEY.
On July 2, some developers launched Solana-based memecoin named SWEENEY, which rapidly gained traction, accumulating more than $10 million in trading volume within just two hours.
According to a Satoshi Club post, the token’s rapid rise was significantly boosted by a series of posts from the X account of actress Sydney Sweeney, known for her roles in “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus.”
One deleted post from the account said:
“going live on spaces soon, stay tuned to see what $sweeney can do.”
The account also posted numerous posts promoting the SWEENEY token as an official offering from the actress. The hackers used Sweeney’s account to spread false information, including the assertion that she was the “Queen of Sol,” a reference to the Solana blockchain.
The incident also mentioned Sahil Arora, a controversial figure in the world of meme coin promotion.
Not Sweeney’s First Hack, Nor the Hacker’s
The hackers, who had previously targeted the accounts of celebrities like 50 Cent and Hulk Hogan, took credit for the attack on Sweeney’s account, indicating plans to target an even more prominent celebrity in the future.
The @sydney_sweeney hackers just posted this message in the telegram pic.twitter.com/ChYZfNOKTa
— Bark (@barkmeta) July 2, 2024
Additionally, this was not the first time Sweeney’s X account had been hacked. Earlier this year, her account was hijacked, leading to the inadvertent promotion of an obscure cryptocurrency.
The hackers used a viral image of Sweeney’s smile, which gained popularity after her appearance on the YouTube series “Hot Ones,” to promote a Solana-based altcoin called $MILK. The hacked post garnered millions of impressions and thousands of likes.
Previous Instance of X Hack in 2024
The incident involving Sweeney’s account is part of a broader trend of security breaches in the cryptocurrency space.
Earlier this year, unsuspecting investors lost over $440,000 due to a security breach involving the X account of popular Bitcoin company MicroStrategy. In February, the hackers posted a link to a malicious website, claiming MicroStrategy had launched $MSTR, a token on the Ethereum blockchain.
They alleged that MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin reserves backed the token and users could claim tokens for free. The bad actors transferred a portion of the loot to different addresses and held a balance of $200,000 at the time of the report.
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