• Sydney Sweeney’s Twitter account was hacked again and used to promote a Solana meme coin called SWEENEY in an apparent pump-and-dump scam
• Despite signs that the tweets were fraudulent, crypto traders poured $13 million into the token within less than an hour before the price crashed
• The hackers claimed responsibility for hacking other celebrities like 50 Cent and Hulk Hogan to promote meme coins, and said they plan to hack another celebrity soon
Actress Sydney Sweeney‘s Twitter account was apparently hacked for the second time this year. It was used to promote a Solana meme coin called SWEENEY. The tweets have since been deleted.
Details of the Hack
On Tuesday afternoon, Sweeney’s account began aggressively shilling a new Solana meme coin before the posts were deleted. Despite signs that the posts were fraudulent, crypto traders poured $13 million into the token within less than an hour.
Sweeney’s account posted tweets claiming the SWEENEY token was an official offering from the actress. The tweets invoked crypto lingo, referring to Sweeney as the “Queen of Sol” and mentioning crypto personalities.
Many in the crypto community were aware the tweets were likely fake. Sweeney and other celebrities have suffered similar hacks recently used to promote Pumpfun meme coins. Sweeney herself endured a similar hack earlier this year.
Despite this, some traders thought they could profit from the hype around the new coin. The price of SWEENEY skyrocketed 2500% then collapsed within 15 minutes. But it saw $136 million in trading volume during that time.
Aftermath
Within an hour, Sweeney appeared to regain control of her account and deleted all SWEENEY token references. She has not publicly addressed the hack.
The hackers admitted in the SWEENEY Telegram channel that they were responsible for hacking Sweeney and other celebrities. The hackers say they plan to hack another more popular celebrity soon to promote a presale for their next token.
No one has taken the hackers up on their presale offer. Sweeney has yet to make a statement about the hack.
