Actress Sydney Sweeney’s Twitter account has apparently been hacked for the second time this year.
It was used to promote a Solana meme coin called SWEENEY. The tweets have since been deleted.
Sydney Sweeney appears to have suffered another cryptocurrency-related Twitter hack on Tuesday afternoon, when the popular actress’s account began aggressively promoting a new Solana meme coin before the posts were summarily deleted.
But despite clear signs that the posts were likely fraudulent — the latest in a series of meme-coin-focused Twitter hacks targeting celebrities — cryptocurrency traders still invested an astonishing $13 million in the token in less than an hour.
Shortly after 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sweeney’s account began rapidly posting a series of tweets about a newly created Pump.fun meme coin called CLOVEclaiming that the token was an official offering by Euphoria AND white lotus star.
Sweeney’s account also began to invoke copious cryptographic jargon, referring to the actress as the “Regina del Sol” and making allusions to industry figures such as Sahil Arorathe controversial promoter of celebrity-inspired meme coins.
Many Crypto Twitter users seemed fully aware that the posts were likely a hoax. In recent weeks, a number of celebrities, including 50 cents AND hulk hogan—have suffered nearly identical exploits, which invariably resulted in the creation of hidden Solana meme coins, generated by Pump.fun.
Additionally, Sweeney has already suffered a cryptocurrency-related Twitter hack earlier this year. In January, hackers used the actress’s account to to promote a sexually themed Solana meme coin.
Yet, today, the degens could not stay away. Some published who, despite knowing that the token had likely been created by hackers, still thought they could profit from the confusion and excitement generated by the new currency.
In a fashion typical of most trending meme coins, SWEENEY’s price skyrocketed by over 2,500% in the span of 15 minutes, before crashing back towards zero within the next hour.
In that short period, however, the token recorded a staggering trading volume of $13.6 million.
Within an hour, Sweeney appeared to reclaim her Twitter account, deleting all references to the token. She has yet to make a public statement about the hack.
The plot then thickened when the creators of Sweeney Token’s Telegram account openly admitted to hacking his account and further claimed responsibility for the hacking of other celebrities, including 50 Cent and Hulk Hogan.
Decipher has been unable to verify claims that the hacks were linked. Attempts to contact the alleged Sweeney hackers have so far been unsuccessful.
The hackers have already moved on to their next move. In their Telegram channel, they boasted that they plan to hack another celebrity soon, one even “more popular” than Sweeney, and that smart crypto traders could get in on the token with a presale, if only they confidently sent at least 5 SOL (worth $762 at the time of writing) to an anonymous wallet owned by Solana.
Belief in the ability to profit from a cryptocurrency scam has its limits, it seems. No one has taken up the hackers’ offer yet, as of this post.
