Pokémon Responds After Hacker Compromises Its Official X Account to Promote a MemeCoin
Pokémon said the account was accessed without authorization and the scam post was removed after about 30 minutes, the company said.
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The Official Pokémon Account Was Hacked to Pull a Memecoin Scam
In today's day and age, there are various reasons why hackers would want to compromise big companies' social media accounts. Selling cryptocurrency has become an increasingly popular get-rich-quick scheme in recent years, and it seems to be the main reason why hackers gained access to the official Pokémon account on X on Aug. For approximately 30 minutes, hackers took over the Pokémon X account in order to promote a memecoin called $POKEMON.
Pokémon Responds After Hacker Compromises Its Official X Account to Promote a MemeCoin
The official Pokémon profile on X has responded after its account was hacked by an unknown party who shared a post linking out to a memecoin.The hack occurred around 3 PM PT on August 17, 2026. The post — which has since been deleted — was cleverly structured, appearing as an official Pokémon advertisement with a link to a site that, at first glance, looked like a legitimate page celebrating the brand’s 30th anniversary, which is ongoing.“Celebr…
The Pokemon Twitter account was briefly taken over by a hacker peddling their crypto memecoin
Puppeteered by a hacker or hackers of unknown origin, one of Pokemon's official social media accounts was briefly trying to get fans to invest in a crypto memecoin - on top of the Krispy Kreme donuts and endless merch the account usually peddles, that is.As spotted by NintendoEverything, Pokemon's Twitter (X) account made quite a strange post last night. "Celebrate 30 years of Pokemon in a whole new way," the now-deleted tweet said alongside a c…
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