50 Cent and his millions of social media followers were reportedly the targets of a cryptocurrency scam on Friday, which resulted in the hackers pocketing a good chunk of change before they were all shut down. The exact amount they made is unclear; rapper originally wrote Instagram “Whoever did this won $300,000,000 in 30 minutes” Cointelegraph), but this afternoon the post was edited to say $3,000,000. i won’t Get rich or try i will do no to do a Get rich or try pun…
Fraudsters used 50 Cent’s X account and the Thisis50 website to push $GUNIT. “My Twitter and Thisis 50.com got hacked, I have nothing to do with this Crypto,” 50 Cent said in an Instagram post that included screenshots of the mayhem. “Twitter worked quickly to re-activate my account,” he said. His X account and Thisis50.com still seem to be unavailable. Stay safe out there and beware of crypto shilling celebrities.
