Someone apparently hacked 50 Cent’s accounts to peddle a memecoin and made off with millions

50 Cent and his hundreds and hundreds of social media followers had been reportedly the targets of a pump-and-dump crypto rip-off on Friday that resulted in hackers pocketing an ideal chunk of change sooner than it was all shut down. The exact amount they made is unclear; the rapper initially wrote on Instagram that “whoever did this made $300,000,000 in half-hour” (per Cointelegraph), nevertheless the put up has since been edited to say $3,000,000 as of this afternoon. I can’t make a Get Rich or Die Tryin’ pun, I’ll not make a Get Rich or Die Tryin’ pun…

The scammers used 50 Cent’s X account and website online, Thisis50, to push $GUNIT. “My Twitter & Thisis 50.com was hacked I’ve no affiliation with this Crypto,” 50 Cent wrote in an Instagram put up containing screenshots of the unfolding mess. “Twitter labored quickly to lock my account once more down,” he added. His X account and Thisis50.com nonetheless appear like unavailable. Preserve protected available on the market, and be cautious of celebrities shilling crypto.