The X account of American actress Sydney Sweeney was hacked to promote a crypto token that has since dropped 90% from its peak price.
The self-proclaimed hacker behind Sydney Sweeney’s X account also claims they were behind similar recent hacks on 50 Cent and Hulk Hogan.
The X account of American actress Sydney Sweeney was hacked with now-deleted posts promoting a crypto token bearing her name in an apparent pump-and-dump scheme. The Solana-based token SWEENEY amassed over $10 million in trading volume within two hours of its launch on July 2, bolstered by several promotional posts made from Sweeney’s X account.
“Well I think it’s time… $sweeney is now live 100mc incoming,” said one of Sweeney’s now-deleted X postsSWEENEY’s price dropped nearly 90% in a little over an hour starting at 6:15 pm UTC, though it has partially rebounded since then. Its market cap currently sits at $1.2 million, down from its peak of $3.85 million, DEX Screener dataThe administrator of a Telegram channel linked to the token, which was shared on Sweeney’s X account, seemingly tookused to promote similarly faked tokens.
It’s the second time Sweeney’s X account has been hacked to promote a crypto token. In January, her account was breached, with hackers promoting the Solana token MILK, which currentlyAmerican rapper “Rich the Kid,” Nigerian singer David Adedeji Adeleke Oon and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather were among the other celebrities that had token launches promoted from their X accounts.
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