Someone Apparently Hacked 50 Cent's Accounts to Peddle a Memecoin and Made Off with Millions

The GUNIT token was not legit. 50 Cent and his millions of social media followers were reportedly the targets of a pump-and-dump crypto scam on Friday that resulted in hackers pocketing a good chunk of change before it was all shut down.

50 Cent’s social media accounts were hacked on Friday and used to promote a memecoin in a pump-and-dump crypto scam.

The GUNIT token was not authorized by 50 Cent or his team.

The exact amount the hackers made is unclear, but 50 Cent initially wrote on Instagram that “whoever did this made $300,000,000 in 30 minutes” (per Cointelegraph), but the post has since been edited to say $3,000,000 as of this afternoon.

The scammers used 50 Cent’s X account and website, Thisis50, to push $GUNIT.

“My Twitter & Thisis 50.com was hacked I have no association with this Crypto,” 50 Cent wrote in an Instagram post containing screenshots of the unfolding mess.

“Twitter worked quickly to lock my account back down,” he added. His X account and Thisis50.com still appear to be unavailable.

Stay safe out there, and be wary of celebrities shilling crypto.

News source：https://www.kdj.com/cryptocurrencies-news/articles/hacked-cent-accounts-peddle-memecoin-millions.html

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