Kylian Mbappe Twitter Account Compromise
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Kylian Mbappe is a professional French footballer who is team captain of the France national team and plays as a forward for Real Madrid in La Liga, the top men's professional football division of the Spanish football league system. While he may be an expert at football/soccer, he's definitely not an expert at securing his Twitter account, which was able to be breached on August 28th, 2024. During the breach, the attacker made references to players, leagues, and political stances about freeing Palestine. The attacker is believed to have profited between $100k and $200k from a token they launched via the breached Twitter called MBAPPE, which subsequently dropped to 0.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
About Kylian Mbappé
"Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. Widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is known for his dribbling, finishing and speed."
The Reality
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What Happened
"French football star Kylian Mbappe's X account was hacked, and a token called MBAPPE was posted."
| Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August 28th, 2024 8:14:06 PM MDT | PANews Article Published | PANews publishes an article about the account hack and the released token MBAPPE, which temporarily soared to tens of millions of dollars in value in a few minutes before quickly returning to a value of $0. There was one user who bough thte tokens with 2 Solana, and resold the same tokens for 1,398 Solana. |
| August 28th, 2024 8:49:00 PM MDT | Discussion of FT Accounts | |
| August 28th, 2024 9:30:00 PM MDT | Summary Of Hilarious Tweets | A summary is posted of multiple hilarious tweets which the hacker has performed using the breached account, including reaching out to other players and leagues, and making political statements against Isreal and in support of Palestine. At one point, the |
| August 28th, 2024 9:34:00 PM MDT | Reported Chart/Profit | A price chart is posted, along with reported profits of $100k for the hacker. |
Technical Details
"French football star Kylian Mbappe's X account was hacked, and a token called MBAPPE was posted. The tweet has since been deleted. The MBAPPE token's market value skyrocketed to tens of millions of dollars within minutes, only to quickly plummet to zero."
Total Amount Lost
The total amount lost has been estimated at $200,000 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
"PANews News on August 29, the X account of French football star Kylian Mbappe was hacked and released tokens MBAPPE, which has now been deleted. The market value of MBAPPE tokens soared to tens of millions of dollars in a few minutes, and then quickly returned to zero. After a user bought the tokens with 2 SOL (approximately US$286), it sold them at a high point and made about 1,398 SOL (approximately US$200,000)."
Ultimate Outcome
"According to this graph, the person who hacked Mbappe’s account made nearly $100k in an hour from a Crypto scam…"
Total Amount Recovered
There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.
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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
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Regulatory Prevention Policies
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References
- ↑ 法国足球明星Kylian Mbappe的X账号被黑并推广MBAPPE代币，目前该推文已删除 - PANews (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ @LosBIanco5 Twitter (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ @LosBIanco5 Twitter (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ @Anasss73 Twitter (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ @MadridXtra Twitter (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ @Cryptotobias_ Twitter (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ @StokeyyG2 Twitter (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ @Zay_trades_fx Twitter (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ Kylian Mbappé - Wikipedia (Accessed Sep 25, 2024)
- ↑ SlowMist Hacked - SlowMist Zone (Accessed Sep 20, 2024)