Hackers Exploit Kylian Mbappé's X Account to Promote $460M Crypto Scam
The soccer star's account was used to inflate a fake cryptocurrency's value, causing significant financial losses for some investors.
- Mbappé's X account was hacked to promote the $MBAPPE memecoin, which briefly hit a $460 million market cap.
- The token's value plummeted within minutes, leaving some investors with substantial losses.
- One trader lost over $1 million in an hour, while another made a $125,000 profit by selling at the peak.
- The scam included offensive posts and political statements, further complicating the situation.
- This incident is part of a wider trend of hacked celebrity accounts being used for crypto scams.
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