MIAMI.- X’s account (formerly Twitter) rapper 50 Cent was hacked to promote a scam through promotional posts from a cryptocurrency.
“My Twitter and Thisis 50.com was hacked, I have no association with this Crypto. Twitter worked quickly to block my account again. Whoever did this made $3,000,000 in 30 minutes. @bransoncognac @lecheminduroi,” reported the American rapper on Instagram, by showing several captures of what happened on the social network.
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According to various media, the hacking It happened this weekend. “In a series of tweets “Quickly, 50 Cent’s Twitter account began making promotional posts on Friday for a new Solana token called Gunit, launched through Pump.fun,” the specialized portal explained. Decrypt.
“The posts were elaborate. Some referenced the rap icon’s cognac brand; others mentioned recent celebrity-related cryptocurrency narratives, including Martin Shkreli’s creation of an alleged official Donald Trump token on Solana, and the promotion of the controversial influencer Andrew Tate from Daddy coin Daddy. One of them even featured a Solana-themed meme with 50 Cent in the center. Meanwhile, money flowed into GUNIT’s coffers. “The majority of the token’s $18.6 million total trading volume occurred in just 40 minutes, as it soared 8,000%, only to drop as quickly as liquidity disappeared,” the page added.
