Pokémon says official X account was compromised for about 30 minutes and used to promote a fake memecoin

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• Dexerto — Pokémonfirst reporttrust 50·agreement 100%·primary
  Pokemon responds after official X account hacked to sell memecoin - Dexerto
  published 3d agoseen 37h ago

• durationconfirmed

  Account compromised for approximately 30 minutes

  ““The Pokemon handle on X was temporarily compromised earlier for ~30 minutes,” the company said”source

• incidentconfirmed

  Pokémon's official X account was accessed without authorization and used to post cryptocurrency promotions

  “We're aware that our X account was accessed without authorization and used to publish posts promoting a cryptocurrency. These posts were not created or approved by Pokemon and have been removed.”source

• investigationreported

  Pokémon has not disclosed how the account was accessed and has given no further updates

  “Pokemon did not reveal how its X account was accessed or whether anyone interacted with the cryptocurrency before the fake promotion was removed”source

• scam_post_contentreported

  Post claimed to introduce '$POKEMON, the official Pokemon memecoin' tied to the franchise's 30th anniversary

  ““Celebrate 30 years of Pokemon in a whole new way! Introducing $POKEMON, the official Pokemon memecoin.””source