Pump.fun X account hacked to promote fake PUMP token
Pump.fun's X account was hacked and used to promote a fake governance token, PUMP. The token's market capitalisation surged to $5 million, and users were warned to avoid interacting with the hacked account.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Pump.fun
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Official X account hijacked and used to promote a fake token
- Cause / method
- X account hack
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- It was reported that Pump.fun's X account had been hacked and used to promote a fake PUMP token, and users were warned.
- Warnings continued about the fake PUMP token scam run through the hacked account.
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