NBA Instagram Suspected Hacked, Promotes Memecoin
Content promoting a memecoin was briefly posted on the NBA's Instagram account, raising suspicions of a hack. Evidence suggesting a breach of NBA social media accounts was also presented by a fan.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- NBA
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Memecoin promotion briefly posted on the Instagram account
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- Content promoting a memecoin was briefly posted on the NBA's Instagram, raising suspicions that the account had been hacked.
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