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The X account of the co-founder of the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial crypto project was hacked on Wednesday (February 12).
The hacker who had gotten into Zach Witkoff’s account shared a fake memecoin project which uses Barron Trump’s name – Donald Trump’s youngest son. It has since been removed.
Shortly after, the World Liberty Financial account took to social media to confirm that Witkoff’s account had been “compromised, and a fake Barron meme was posted.”
@zachwitkoff’s account was compromised, and a fake Barron meme was posted. Please do not engage. We are resolving the issue ASAP.
— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) February 12, 2025
Within the post, they urged people to not engage and stated they were resolving the issue as soon as possible.
While an update hasn’t been posted to the main project account, a post was added on Zach Witkoff’s account which says: “Account was hacked thanks to the X and James Musk for hopping on this quickly. You guys are the best!”
Zach Witkoff is the son of American billionaire real estate investor and developer Steve Witkoff. Zach works at Witkoff under the title ‘Executive Vice President, Development.’
What is the World Liberty Financial project?
The World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project has been described as being related to the Trump family, with Eric Trump being one of the people who introduced it to the world on X.
The president’s third child has been very vocal about the project and the cryptocurrency industry. Earlier in the year, a Donald Trump memecoin was created then followed by a Melania meme too.
Back in November, Eric Trump posted on X: “Our family loves crypto and appreciates the incredible support from the community for @worldlibertyfi. Excited for what’s ahead!”
Our family loves crypto and appreciates the incredible support from the community for @worldlibertyfi. Excited for what’s ahead! pic.twitter.com/8kn8rACyub
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) November 1, 2024
The official WLFI account online has taken some steps to prevent people from being unsure in the case of a possible scam. To do so, the team adds an image at the end of every thread or post which clearly states: “This is the last post in this thread.”
It then goes on to warn people: “Any post below this that looks like us is likely a phishing scam. Do not click links from other tweets or comments. Always navigate through our official mediums, and cross-check the news and links in our telegram channel.”
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