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French football star Kylian Mbappé's X (formerly Twitter) account was hacked on August 29 while he was in Spain, leading to a series of controversial posts and a potential cryptocurrency scam. The hacker released a fake token named MBAPPE, which saw its market value surge to $470 million before crashing to zero. The incident included offensive tweets about other footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, as well as political statements. The hacker also mentioned Manchester United and promoted the Pumpdotfun token. The account has since been restored.
[𝕏] Football Star Kylian Mbappé's 𝕏 Account Hacked Earlier Today, One Trader Loses $1 Million in Memecoin Scam https://t.co/v0vyNDGdwU
🚨 BREAKING: KYLIAN MBAPPÉ'S 𝕏 ACCOUNT HIJACKED TO PROMOTE SHADY CRYPTO TOKEN Kylian Mbappé’s 𝕏 account was hacked, pushing a Solana token called $MBAPPE. The token spiked to a $460 million market cap before crashing to under $100,000. https://t.co/FaH3bOdifo
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé's X account apparently hacked to promote token launched via https://t.co/x45S17nlMZ https://t.co/p2P4N6lWFH