Memecoins
Sydney Sweeney’s Twitter account hacked to fuel new coin scam
Sydney Sweeney appears to have suffered another cryptocurrency-related Twitter hack on Tuesday afternoon, when the A-list actress’ account began aggressively promoting a new Twitter account. Solana meme coin before the posts were summarily deleted.
But despite clear signs that the posts were likely fraudulent (the latest in a series of meme-focused Twitter hacks targeting celebrities), cryptocurrency traders nonetheless invested a surprising $13 million in the token in less than an hour.
Shortly after 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sweeney’s account began posting a rapid-fire series of tweets about a newly created Pump.fun coin called SWEENEYclaiming that the token was an official offering from the Euphoria And White Lotus star.
Sweeney’s account also began invoking copious crypto jargon, referring to the actress as the “Queen of Sol” and alluding to industry figures like Sahil Arorathe controversial celebrity meme coin marketer.
Many crypto-focused Twitter users seemed well aware that the posts were likely a hoax. In recent weeks, a number of celebrities, including 50 cents And Hulk Hogan— have suffered nearly identical exploits, which invariably led to Solana coins being generated by Pump.fun.
Additionally, Sweeney already suffered a cryptocurrency-related Twitter hack earlier this year. In January, hackers used the actress’ account to promote a sexually themed Solana meme coin.
And yet today the degenerates could not stay away. published that even though they knew the token was likely created by hackers, they still thought they could profit from the confusion and excitement generated by the new coin.
In a manner typical of most trending meme coins, SWEENEY’s price skyrocketed by over 2,500% in the span of 15 minutes, before dropping back to zero over the next hour.
However, during this brief period, the token recorded a staggering trading volume of $13.6 million.
Within an hour, Sweeney appeared to have recovered her Twitter account, removing all references to the token. She has yet to make a public statement regarding the hack.
The plot then thickened when the creators of Sweeney’s token Telegram account openly admitted to hacking his account and further claimed responsibility for hacking other celebrities, including 50 Cent and Hulk Hogan.
Decrypt has not been able to verify claims that the hacks were linked. Attempts to contact Sweeney’s alleged hackers have so far been unsuccessful.
The hackers have already moved on to their next gamble. On their Telegram channel, they boasted that they plan to hack another celebrity soon, one even “more popular” than Sweeney – and that smart crypto traders could get into the token with a pre-sale, if they confidently sent at least 5 GROUND (worth $762 at the time of writing) to an anonymous Solana wallet.
It seems that confidence in the ability to profit from a cryptocurrency scam is not enough. No one has yet accepted the hackers’ offer, at the time of publication of this article.
Edited by Andre Hayward