Doja Cat Twitter Account Compromise
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Doja Cat is a famous American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer with a large social media following. On July 8th, her Twitter account promoted a new $DOJA token on the Solana blockchain. It turns out that the account was breached and the token was a scam. After reaching a market cap between $500k and $1.6m, the token price quickly collapsed. It is still presently unclear whether any funds are recoverable.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
About Doja Cat
"Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini known professionally as Doja Cat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song "So High" caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records, with whom she signed a recording contract prior to the release of her debut extended play, Purrr! in 2014."
"$DOJA cat made a coin and no one is aware lol big potential DYOR"
The Reality
"Hackers have compromised a string of celebrity Twitter accounts to promote memecoins recently, including those of Hulk Hogan and Metallica."
What Happened
"On July 8, rapper Doja Cat's Twitter account was hacked to promote a memecoin. Doja Cat quickly posted on her Instagram account, stating that her Twitter account had been compromised."
| Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| July 8th, 2024 4:16:00 PM MDT | First Reference On Twitter | The first tweet on Twitter referencing the DOJA token with just the ticker name. |
| July 8th, 2024 4:33:00 PM MDT | Positive Promotion Message | A Twitter user poopoox55 posts on Twitter to highlight the new token, which they say has big potential. |
| July 8th, 2024 4:44:00 PM MDT | Iggy Azalea Tweet | Iggy Azalea, another influencer, Tweets in response to one of the hack posts, "[g]et rugged if yall want but I’m cool w[ith] that girl [in real life]". |
| July 8th, 2024 5:03:00 PM MDT | Instagram Post Made | An instagram post is made and users start to spread the word on Twitter that the account has been breached. |
| July 8th, 2024 5:30:00 PM MDT | Noted Collapse Of Market | CryptXOnChain posts to note that the token market cap is collapsing along with a srreenshot. |
| July 8th, 2024 7:56:00 PM MDT | Stormy Market Cap | A Tweet by @St0rmy__XD claims that the market cap for DOJA reached $1.6m. |
| July 9th, 2024 2:55:25 AM MDT | The Block Article | An article is posted on The Block which outlines that Doja Cat, the American singer and rapper, recently revealed that her X (formerly Twitter) account had been hacked. The hackers used her account to promote a Solana-based cryptocurrency token called DOJA. She alerted her followers via Instagram, clarifying that the posts about the token were not from her. The hacked posts encouraged buying DOJA, which saw its market cap initially reach $500,000 before plummeting by 96% to $22,000. This incident follows a similar hack involving Metallica, where their account was also used to promote a Solana memecoin. Doja Cat’s agency has not yet commented on the situation. |
Technical Details
This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited?
Total Amount Lost
The total amount lost has been estimated at $500,000 USD.
How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?
Immediate Reactions
"On July 8, rapper Doja Cat's Twitter account was hacked to promote a memecoin. Doja Cat quickly posted on her Instagram account, stating that her Twitter account had been compromised."
"The Twitter account belonging to rapper Doja Cat was compromised on July 8, tweeting to her 5.6 million followers that they should "buy $DOJA or else", and various other messages to that effect. Doja Cat quickly posted on her Instagram account to say that the Twitter account had been compromised."
"Doja Cat said on her Instagram account, which has 24 million followers, that her X account was hacked. “My Twitter’s been hacked. These messages are not from me,” she wrote in an Instagram story on Monday evening ET."
Ultimate Outcome
"The attacker appeared to have only marginal success, as the token reached a market cap of around $500,000 before collapsing by 96%."
"$Doja - hits $1.6m "@DojaCat tweets a Ca of $Doja, apparently her account got hacked""
"The Doja Cat token, which the hacker appearred to be referring to, reached a market cap of $500,000 soon after initial rollout but then collapsed by 96% to reaching $22,000 at the time of writing."
"Doja Cat’s agency did not immediately respond to The Block’s request for comment."
Total Amount Recovered
There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.
What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?
Ongoing Developments
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Individual Prevention Policies
No specific policies for individual prevention have yet been identified in this case.
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Platform Prevention Policies
Policies for platforms to take to prevent this situation have not yet been selected in this case.
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Regulatory Prevention Policies
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References
- ↑ Doja Cat's Twitter account hacked to promote meme token (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ https://www.theblock.co/post/304127/american-rapper-doja-cats-x-account-was-hacked-to-promote-a-now-collapsed-token (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @IGGYAZALEA Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ https://dexscreener.com/solana/gqt17yyyw9ppzy4rphkuswkxupaawaazr1dtpcw9p5kx (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ Doja Cat - Wikipedia (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @DojaCat Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @RickyRackxx Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @OfCrypto89235 Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @cryptxonchain Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @poopoox55 Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @SKYLERXNET Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @St0rmy__XD Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @hobbsknowlton Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @GrandpaWiseApe Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @COWBOYCARA Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)
- ↑ @lelianyl Twitter (Accessed Aug 28, 2024)