Pokemon X Account Briefly Hacked to Promote Memecoin
The official Pokemon X account was compromised by hackers. During the breach, a memecoin was promoted to millions of followers. The Pokemon Company has since regained control and apologized.
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Pokémon’s X Account Hijacked to Shill a $POKEMON Memecoin
The official X account for Pokémon was compromised for approximately 30 minutes, during which it promoted a memecoin called $POKEMON, generating over $3 million in transactions. The hackers leveraged the account's 8 million followers and framed the scam around Pokémon's 30th anniversary. This incident follows a trend of social media accounts being targeted to promote cryptocurrencies, similar to recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks.
Pokemon X account was temporarily hacked and promotes Memecoin
The official Pokemon X account was temporarily compromised by hackers who promoted a memecoin. The Pokemon Company quickly regained control of the account and has issued an apology to fans for the incident.
The Pokemon Twitter account was briefly taken over by a hacker peddling their crypto memecoin
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