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Scammers Hijack Accounts to Promote Solana

Hackers Exploit Visa and Dean Norris Accounts for Crypto Scams

  • On Jan. 26, hackers breached Visa’s Facebook to promote a fake Solana-based crypto token.
  • The fraudulent token’s market cap reportedly reached $6 million before a rug pull occurred.
  • Visa has not commented on the incident yet.
  • On Jan. 25, actor Dean Norris’ social media was hacked to endorse a fake memecoin named $DEAN.
  • Norris confirmed his account was compromised and denied involvement with the token.

Hackers targeted Visa and Dean Norris’ social media accounts to promote fraudulent crypto tokens, leading to a reported $6 million market cap surge before a rug pull. Both parties have addressed the breaches, with Norris confirming his account hack.

Source (2.6.1)https://cryptoslate.com/scammers-hijack-visa-dean-norris-social-media-accounts-to-promote-fake-solana-tokens/?rand=24433
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