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On Friday hackers took control of 50 Cent’s social media account in an attempt to sell a fake crypto coin.The hackers were able to gain access to the rapper’s X account as well as his website, Thisis50, which they used to promote a crypto coin called $GUNIT, Engadget reports.The only problem is, the coin doesn’t actually exist.According to a post on Instagram, 50 Cent says that the hackers were able to make 3 million via the pump-and-dump scam.
As the issue unfolded on X and his website, 50 posted screenshots on Instagram telling fans he had no connection to the coin.X was able to lock his account down quickly and stop the hackers from posting; however, not before they were able to walk away with a pretty serious amount of cash. 50 Cent’s website is still currently offline.
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50 Cent having his own crypto coin isn’t that far of a stretch. The hack comes just a few weeks after Caitlyn Jenner made waves with her coin, $Jenner.
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Rapper Iggy Izalea also recently started promoting her own crypto coin, $Mother.
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