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Prominent on-chain sleuth ZachXBT has recently uncovered compelling evidence linking convicted UK hacker Gurv – whose real name is Gurvinder Bhangu – to the recent compromises of American actress Sydney Sweeney’s and ‘Breaking Bad’ actor Bob Odenkirk’s X accounts.On July 2nd, Sweeney fell victim to a SIM swap attack, and a link to a fraudulent meme coin based on Solana called SWEENEY, was posted from her account, causing the coin’s price to spike and then plummet.
Gurv, who previously served time in the UK for hacking Instagram accounts and blackmailing users, was identified as the person in these screenshots based on his unique Telegram user ID and his conversations about his prison time.Further investigation revealed that on July 9th, 1.5 ETH was transferred to an exchange and then received on Solana, connected to the Sydney Sweeney SIM swap. That same day, Bob Odenkirk’s X account was similarly hacked, with links to meme coins KIRK and SAUL posted.
Evidence further suggests that funds were transferred to crypto casinos and gift card purchases. Meanwhile, the wallets connected to the hacks currently hold $488,000.
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