Just weeks after announcing their upcoming family crypto project, the social media accounts of two family members of Donald Trump appear to have been hacked as scammers target the project.
On Tuesday evening (Sep, 3) when the account of Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump shared tweets announcing that the project World Liberty Financial had been launched.
A minute later, the Republican presidential nominee’s youngest daughter Tiffany Trump had similar tweets posted to her account. Several links were shared, including to a coin and then websites that claimed to be the official channels of World Liberty Financial.
TRUMP FAMILY HACKED
Multiple President TRUMP affiliated accounts have been hacked. Do not interact with this Solana Meme Coin.
Laura Trump and Tiffany Trump accounts have been hacked.
A memecoin on Solana was announced from both accounts and is fake.
Eric Trump and… pic.twitter.com/T6geUyav78
— Chase (@ChaseTheCEO) September 4, 2024
Eric Trump has since taken to the X platform to say: “Twitter was amazing and has locked down Lara Lea Trump and Tiffany A Trump accounts within minutes.”
.@twitter was amazing and has locked down @LaraLeaTrump and @TiffanyATrump accounts within minutes.
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) September 4, 2024
The World Liberty Financial Telegram has shared a message warning people about the hack today (September 4): “ALERT: Lara’s and Tiffany Trump’s X accounts have been hacked. Do NOT click on any links or purchase any tokens shared for their profiles. We’re actively working to fix this, but please stay vigilant and avoid scams!”
At this time, the details around Trump’s crypto project are still quite limited but the Republican has said he wants to “ensure that the United States will be the crypto capital of the planet…”
Crypto scammers have launched fake ads pretending to be legitimate
This comes just days after the official World Liberty Financial channel on Telegram issued a security notice to all members.
“Attention, everyone! We have been made aware of some ads circulating on Telegram claiming to be from us, offering fake airdrops or token sales. Please do NOT click on any ads or links that claim to be associated with World Liberty Financial. We are NOT doing any airdrops or selling any tokens at this time…”
According to The Independent, a rival channel operated by cyber criminals had placed ads on the official channel to lure in people who thought they were legit.
The scam is known as ‘World Liberty Financial Airdrop’ and it claims to offer up to $15,000 worth of cryptocurrency for anyone who connects their wallet.
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