Hackers target crypto influencer X accounts, shill meme coins

Over
the
weekend,
a
series
of
hacks
compromised
several
X
accounts
from
crypto
influencers
and
celebrities
to
promote
a
number
of
coins,
resulting
in
short-lived
price
surges.

One
of
the
most
prominent
targets
was
GCR,
whose
account
was

compromised
on
May
26.
After
the
initial
intrusion,
the
hacker
was
able
to
post
promotional
content
on
ORDI
and
Luna2.0,
causing
momentary
price
increases
of
6%
and
274%
for
the
tokens.
Observers

noted
that
the
hacker
could
have
chosen
to
promote
a
microcap
coin
for
more
significant
gains,
rather
than
the
relatively
established
ORDI,
which
already
has
a
market
cap
of
$856
million.

Udi
Wertheimer,
a
Bitcoin
dev
and
Ordinals
supporter,

warned
that
the
incident
with
GCR
may
not
be
an
isolated
case.
It
appears
that
this
was
part
of
a
broader
operation
targeting
celebrity
X
accounts,
such
as
mumble
rapper
Rich
the
Kid
and
media
personality
Caitlyn
Jenner.

For
the
former,
a
new
token
called
$RICH
on
the
Solana
meme
coin
creation
platform
pump.fun.
No
official
confirmation
from
Rich
the
Kid’s
management
team
has
been
posted,
although
the
post
has
already
been
deleted.
Current
market
cap
for
this
coin
has
stagnated
at
$144K,

data
from
dexscreener
indicates.

As
for
Jenner’s
account,
a
meme
coin
named
$JENNER
was
also
promoted,
moving
the
coin’s
market
capitalization
to
$25
million,
according
to
aggregated

data
from
Raydium
and
GeckoTerminal.

According
to
analysis
from
deepfake
security
service
IdentifAI,
the
content
posted
from
Jenner’s
X
account
is
AI-generated,
suggesting
a
probable
hack.
The
study
was
conducted
through
audio
comparison,
with
findings
that
show
a
high
degree
of
similarity
between
posts.

“We
believe
the
attackers
used
the
same
voice
cloning
technology
to
produce
this
AI-generated
audio,
leading
to
the
observed
high
similarity
between
the
samples,”
shares
Paul
Vann,
CTO
at
IdentifAI.

Aside
from
synthetic
similarities
in
voice,
the
analysis
also
found
“non-natural
eyebrow
movements”
from
the
initial
video
[removed
or
flagged
from
X],
which
differ
from
the

second
video.
These
semblances
and
variations
support
IdentifAI’s
claim
that
the
$JENNER
shill
videos
are
AI-generated.
Below,
you
view
a
heatmap
of
the
study
shared
with
Crypto
Briefing.

Despite
videos
of
Jenner
assuring
followers
that
the
posts
are
genuine,
industry
experts
believe
the
account
has
been
compromised.
Interestingly,
the
crypto
wallet
address
posted
by
Jenner
matches
the
one
used
by
adult
content
creator
Kazumi,
whose
account
was
hacked
on
May
20
to
promote
the
“ZUMI”
coin.

No
data
regarding
the
threat
actor’s
identity
has
been
disclosed
at
the
time
of
writing,
while
no
particular
entity
has
claimed
responsibility
for
the
hacks,
and
whether
these
are
connected
or
related
to
a
singular
hacker
or
group
has
not
been
established.