Sydney Sweeney Twitter MILK Promotion Hack
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Sydney Sweeney is a famous American actress with a long career. Her Twitter account got hacked in January 2024, and was used to promote the sexually-themed Solana meme coin $MILK. The tweet was subsequently deleted. Promotion of the $MILK memecoin continues through other avenues.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
About Sydney Sweeney
"Sydney Bernice Sweeney (born September 12, 1997) is an American actress. She first gained attention in 2018 for appearing in the television series Everything Sucks! and The Handmaid's Tale, and in the limited series Sharp Objects. In the following year, she was featured in the Quentin Tarantino-directed film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Sweeney gained wider recognition for her roles in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–present) and the first season of the anthology series The White Lotus (2021), which earned her nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2023, she portrayed Reality Winner in the drama film Reality and led the commercially successful romantic comedy Anyone but You. In 2024, she starred in the superhero film Madame Web, and produced and starred in the horror film Immaculate."
The Reality
Any promotion was through the hacked Twitter account.
What Happened
"In January, hackers used the actress’ account to promote a sexually themed Solana meme coin." "On Sunday, [January 28th] hackers gained control of her X account and used it to promote $MILK, a Solana-based altcoin created just days earlier."
| Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| January 27th, 2024 9:16:00 PM MST | User Questioning | A user on Twitter questions and says this has to be a hack of her account. |
| January 28th, 2024 12:59:00 AM MST | NewsInSmol Tweet | The account NewsInSmol posts asking if someone had seen the hack with a screenshot of the hack. |
| January 29th, 2024 8:44:47 AM MST | Protos Article Published | A Protos article is published with details of the hack. |
| July 2nd, 2024 8:07:37 PM MDT | CoinTelegraph Reference | The hack is referenced in CoinTelegraph. |
Technical Details
It is unclear how the account was breached. This could happen due to a weak password and the lack of enabling two-factor authentication.
Total Amount Lost
The total amount lost is unknown.
Immediate Reactions
"Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney unwittingly became the face of a little-known shitcoin this weekend, after hackers took control of her X (formerly Twitter) account and told the world, “I have the best t**ts in crypto.”"
"The unknown hacker used the viral image alongside a price chart with a poorly drawn pair of breasts that supposedly mimic the crypto’s price movement. According to one screenshot, the hacked post received at least 4.5 million views, 20,000 likes, and 3,900 reposts."
Ultimate Outcome
"While promotion of the $MILK altcoin continues, the official Sweeney X account has since deleted the hacked post."
Her account was again hacked in July.
Total Amount Recovered
The total amount recovered is unknown.
Ongoing Developments
While the tweet is long since deleted, the MILK token continues to be promoted unofficially.
Individual Prevention Policies
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Platform Prevention Policies
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Regulatory Prevention Policies
No specific regulatory policies have yet been identified in this case.
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References
- ↑ Sydney Sweeney - Wikipedia (Accessed Jul 9, 2024)
- ↑ “There is no respect in those”: Sydney Sweeney Reveals Her Instagram DMs That Make Her Sick to the Stomach Because of Disrespectful Admirers (Accessed Jul 9, 2024)
- ↑ Review – ‘Nocturne’: Sydney Sweeney’s Sinister Symphony – The Slice (Accessed Jul 9, 2024)
- ↑ Sydney Sweeney's Twitter Account Hacked to Pump Yet Another Meme Coin Scam - Decrypt (Accessed Jul 8, 2024)
- ↑ Sydney Sweeney X account promotes ‘t**s’ and Solana shitcoin in hack (Accessed Jul 9, 2024)
- ↑ @NewsInSmol Twitter (Accessed Jul 9, 2024)
- ↑ @RealJonahBlake Twitter (Accessed Jul 9, 2024)