Danger as wave of crypto influencers and celeb X accounts are hacked

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Danger as wave of crypto influencers and celeb X accounts are hacked
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Beware traders: A hacker is compromising the X accounts of several crypto influencers and celebrities to pump newly-launched coins.

The social media accounts of famous traders, rappers and even Caitlyn Jenner are shilling tokens in what many believe is part of an orchestrated string of hacks.

Among the latest victims is Gigantic-Cassocked-Rebirth — known as GCR — a pseudonymous cryptocurrency investor known for profiting from contrarian trades — who Many commented that the hacker could have used the account to shill a microcap coin but chose to post the two tokens instead — which resulted in limited gains.

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