Editor-DN
The accounts of many British politicians and organizations around the world have been hacked on X.
On Wednesday evening, the accounts of several MPs, including Shabana Mahmood, Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Chris Elmore, Labor MP for Bridgend and Portcawl and Caroline Harris, Labor MP for Neath and Swansea East, all shared the same message on their What did X Profiles.
They were quickly deleted but can still be viewed via Tweetdeck – the social media dashboard for managing X, formerly Twitter, accounts.
It reads: “THIS IS A HACKED ACCOUNT!!!! Introducing $HACKED ON SOLANA ON EACH ACCOUNT WE HACK WE PUBLISH TOKEN ADDRESS SO WE PUMP IT AND MAKE PROFIT TOGETHER.”
The message also contained a long code.
Other accounts with the same message include the X accounts of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the European Union in Brussels, Great British Menu and Lenovo India.
Most quickly deleted the hacked message, but some kept a visible reminder for a while.
British comedian and actress Suze Kempner told X that her account had been hacked and that she had changed her password.
I was having a drink with a friend when my boyfriend called to tell me that my account had just been hacked. I changed my password, ha ha.
– Suz Kempner is going on tour! LINKINBIO (@SoozUK) 18 September 2024
She posted: “I was just having a nice drink with a friend when my boyfriend called to tell me my account had just been hacked. I changed my password, ha ha.”
