EPISODE · Jul 7, 2024 · 11 MIN
50 Cent Claims Hackers Made $300 Million In G-UNIT Crypto Scam
from Schwebel Room Media - 3PMD, The Dirty 30, Random Shhh with Old Painless · host Schwebel Room Web3 Media
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/50-cent-claims-hackers-made-300-million-in-g-unit-crypto-scam/ar-BB1oNQRP?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=72c447886306469e94010877be912296&ei=53 50 Cent’s social media accounts and website were hacked by a crypto scammer this past week, with the culprit reportedly making $300 million in profits as a result of the “pump-and-dump” scheme. On Friday (June 21), a post believed to have been written by Fif promoting a cryptocurrency token dubbed “$GUNIT” appeared on his X account, which simply read “$GUNIT for winners only…” In response, a number of users purchased the coin, causing the price of the token to rise exponentially within an hour of the post. The following day, the rapper and entertainment mogul took to Instagram to announce that his X account and ThisIs50 website were both compromised and that he was not responsible for the post promoting the “$GUNIT” token
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/50-cent-claims-hackers-made-300-million-in-g-unit-crypto-scam/ar-BB1oNQRP?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=72c447886306469e94010877be912296&ei=53 50 Cent’s social media accounts and website were hacked by a crypto scammer this past week, with the culprit reportedly making $300 million in profits as a result of the “pump-and-dump” scheme. On Friday (June 21), a post believed to have been written by Fif promoting a cryptocurrency token dubbed “$GUNIT” appeared on his X account, which simply read “$GUNIT for winners only…” In response, a number of users purchased the coin, causing the price of the token to rise exponentially within an hour of the post. The following day, the rapper and entertainment mogul took to Instagram to announce that his X account and ThisIs50 website were both compromised and that he was not responsible for the post promoting the “$GUNIT” token
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