Litecoin’s X Account Hacked to Promote Fake Solana LTC Token

The incident follows a pattern of social media account compromises targeting high-profile crypto projects and individuals. In December, similar attacks hit the Cardano Foundation’s X account, which was used to spread false information about a nonexistent SEC lawsuit and promote a fraudulent Solana-related token.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT reported that between late November and December, a single threat actor accumulated approximately $500,000 through meme coin scams launched via more than 15 compromised X accounts, including Kick, Cursor, Alex Blania, The Arena, and Brett. The investigator also identified a common attack vector where hackers send phishing emails disguised as X team communications about copyright infringement, attempting to trick users into visiting fraudulent sites to reset their two-factor authentication and passwords.