We’ve been living through a wave of hacks and leaks lately in the world of video games. But the latest one targeted The Pokémon Company instead. On August 27 the official Pokémon Twitter account was compromised for at least thirty minutes, and was controlled by an unknown attacker.
A hack to sell memecoins
Taking advantage of this opportunity to impersonate the company and share a link announcing the launch of a Pokémon-related memecoin, it’s unclear whether anyone was affected by this scam attempt. Either way, according to GoNintendo, Pokémon is aware of what happened and said “we are aware that our X account was accessed without authorization and used to post messages promoting a cryptocurrency. Those posts were not created or approved by Pokémon and have already been deleted”.
This reminds us of the importance of following basic online security practices. If a social media account starts behaving suspiciously or acting out of character, don’t share or engage with anything it posts. In cases like these, which are usually cleared up within a few hours, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Author: Álvaro Arbonés
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