Shortly after scammers targeted Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial platform, hackers managed to breach the social media accounts of Lara Trump, Trump’s daughter-in-law, and Tiffany Trump, his daughter.
On the night of September 3rd, these compromised accounts were exploited to endorse a token falsely associated with World Liberty Financial, a forthcoming cryptocurrency endeavor recently endorsed by members of the Trump family.
Suspicious Activity Around Trump’s Family Continues?
A journalist named Chase used the platform X (previously known as Twitter) to warn users and mentioned,
“Exercise caution with this Solana Meme Coin. Eric Trump and Don Trump had stated there would be no memecoin launch.”
This emphasizes the need to disregard any such assertions, especially those originating from these compromised accounts, and avoid engaging with them.
To add credibility, the journalist shared a screenshot of the now-removed posts from these compromised accounts.
Users were advised to steer clear of any links shared via these compromised accounts until the matter was rectified completely.
Moreover, the hacking incident was highlighted in a notification dispatched to the official Telegram group of Trump’s new decentralized finance (DeFi) venture, World Liberty Financial.
Response from Eric Trump
Confirming the situation further, Eric Trump, in a now-deleted post, acknowledged the hacking of his wife Lara’s social media account.
He pointed out that despite appearing authentic, the announcements made from her account were in fact the work of scammers.
Following immediate action by X in response to this scam, Eric Trump also conveyed through X that,
“@twitter acted promptly and secured @LaraLeaTrump and @TiffanyATrump accounts within minutes.”
Diverse Reactions from the Community
Amidst the turmoil, a faction seemed to hold a negative view of Trump, believing that ‘ALL ventures associated with the Trumps are fraudulent’,
Nevertheless, there were supporters of Trump, echoing Nic Carter’s sentiments,
“Is there a collective action we can take as crypto twitter to prevent the launch of world liberty coin? I believe it could harm Trump’s chances in the upcoming elections, especially if it falls prey to hackers (it would be an attractive DeFi target and is derived from a previously compromised protocol).”
Carter went on to say,
“I am not in favor of it because I am a Trump supporter, but this poor decision, however bad it may be, will not change my stance.”
Despite these challenges, data from Polymarket indicates that Trump remains the favored candidate, suggesting that these minor disruptions are unlikely to deter his followers.