The rapper becomes the latest target of weak security on the social media platform Over the weekend, rapper Wiz Khalifa’s X account was reportedly compromised in a scheme to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency. The hacked account, boasting an audience of 35.7 million followers, featured a post claiming Khalifa was launching a new memecoin called “$WIZ”
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Alabama Man Arrested for Hacking the SEC’s X Account, Shilling BTC
Eric Council Jr faces up to five years in federal prison for his actions A 25-year-old man from Alabama, Eric Council Jr., was arrested for allegedly hacking into the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account in January, where he falsely promoted Bitcoin. According to the US Department of Justice, Council used the compromised