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Trump’s Family X Accounts Hacked In Cryptocurrency Scam

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Two X (formerly Twitter) accounts belonging to members of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s family were hacked on Wednesday and used to promote a Solana-based meme coin, according to a CBS report.

The breaches occurred as Trump prepared to unveil his crypto policy platform, complicating his campaign’s response to a foreign cyber attack.

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At approximately 8:15 p.m. ET, the X account of Lara Trump, Trump’s daughter-in-law and a Republican National Committee co-chair, appeared to announce the launch of a digital currency project called “World Liberty Financial.”

The account, which has 1.7 million followers, posted several links to websites claiming to be the “only official channels” for the project.

Just a minute later, a similar post appeared on the X account of Tiffany Trump, Trump’s youngest daughter, also promoting the coin and providing a link to the same website.

A domain lookup revealed that the website linked in the posts was created just a day prior and registered anonymously through Njalla Okta LLC, a domain hosting platform based in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Njalla Okta, founded by a co-creator of The Pirate Bay, a notorious dark web marketplace, makes it difficult to trace the origin of the fraudulent cryptocurrency promotion.

A few minutes after Lara Trump’s posts, her husband, Eric Trump, took to his own X account to declare, “This is a scam!!” He stated that both his wife’s and sister’s profiles had been compromised.

Eric Trump’s X account, along with the official World Liberty Financial account, quickly warned users not to invest in the Solana meme coin, clarifying that the Trump family has no affiliation with the project.

”ALERT: Lara’s and Tiffany Trump’s X accounts have been hacked. Do NOT click on any links or purchase any tokens shared from their profiles. We’re actively working to fix this, but please stay vigilant and avoid scams!”, World Liberty Tweeted

Eric Trump noted that both compromised X accounts were locked down within minutes of the fake posts, but several users reported that it was too late, as the tweets had already garnered significant likes and retweets.

All of the posts, including Eric Trump’s warning, have since been deleted, though screenshots of the content continue to circulate online.

Spokespeople for the Trump presidential campaign and the Trump Organization did not respond to requests for comment on Tuesday regarding the hacks or the status of any potential Trump-related cryptocurrency venture.

CNBC also reached out to Eric Trump for comment via X but did not receive an immediate response.

The incident marks the latest setback in the Trump family’s attempts to enter the cryptocurrency market. Following the fake tweet, the price of the promoted token surged to an all-time high of 0.005314 SOL, skyrocketing from its initial trading price of 0.0001286 SOL within a matter of hours.

However, by the time of reporting, the token had been live on DexScreener for over 10 hours and had plummeted by more than 90% from its peak.

This isn’t the first time a fraudulent meme coin has been associated with Donald Trump.

In June, the DJT token was promoted amid speculation that it had links to Trump and his family, including his son Barron Trump.

 

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Wike Stands Firm On Threat To Governors Interfering In Rivers Crisis

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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has reiterated that he has no regrets for threatening to take drastic action against any governor who interferes in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State.

Wike, who has been locked in a power struggle with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara over control of the state’s political structure, made the remarks following the intervention of the PDP Governors Forum.

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The forum had publicly backed Fubara, deepening tensions between the two leaders.

In response to the forum’s stance, Wike issued a stern warning, threatening to “bring fire” to the states of any governors who involve themselves in the Rivers State crisis.

Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television, Wike stood by his comments. “I said it to the governors’ forum, and I repeat, I have no apologies. Heaven will not fall, and even if it does, there will be peace,” Wike stated.

The minister further clarified that, aside from the Governor of Zamfara State, whom he claims not to know personally, he has relationships with all other state governors.

He said, “You mean as I sit as FCT Minister from Rivers State, the only person I can say I have no relationship with is the governor of Zamfara, I don’t know him; if I see him now I won’t know him.

“I know all other governors and they know me and we have a relationship. You mean you want to violate the processes and constitution of our party.

“After your meeting, you came out on national television as chairman of the forum to read a communique that their brother in Rivers state – whether legal or not – and I’m sitting as FCT Minister from that state listening, and you expect me to fold my arms because you are a governor?

“You look at me and tell me that? Expecting me to fold my hand for everything to be well?

 

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Tension Mounts Ahead Of Edo Guber Election As Group Accuses APC Of Importing Thugs

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With just a week remaining before the Edo State governorship election, concerns have emerged over alleged plans to disrupt the polls.

The socio-cultural group, Edo Collectives, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of importing thugs into the state to create chaos during the election scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024.

In a statement, the group’s spokesman, Ese Ipboba, claimed that thugs from Kogi and Imo states have already been deployed across Edo State, with instructions to disrupt the electoral process.

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He warned that any attempts at violence would be met with strong resistance from the people, who are determined to ensure a peaceful and fair election.

“We will not allow anyone to derail the democratic process. The people of Edo State are ready to protect their votes and resist any efforts to manipulate the outcome,” Ipboba said.

Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had refused to sign the Peace Accord, an agreement aimed at ensuring a violence-free election, citing the alleged harassment and detention of its members by the police.

Despite this, the APC and 16 other political parties signed the accord in Benin City on Thursday, September 12, 2024.

The APC had previously indicated it might boycott the agreement but eventually participated.

The Edo governorship election is set to be a key test for the state’s political future, with heightened concerns over security and the integrity of the electoral process.

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JUST IN: Edo Election Takes A Turn As PDP Refuses To Sign Peace Accord

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refused to sign the peace accord for the upcoming Edo State Governorship election, scheduled for September 21.

Former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar announced this decision on Thursday at the signing event in Benin.

Abubakar revealed that the PDP would only agree to sign the accord if certain conditions were met.

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He said, “I met the governor yesterday and he told me the PDP are not going to sign this peace accord.

“They had made some observations and I was expecting the chairman of the PDP to come and make that statement, having waited for him this long he chose to announce that the PDP said they are not going to sign and they have got some conditionalities.

“They said that after these conditionalities have been met, they will come to Abuja and sign.”

The chairman of the PDP in the state was absent from the event and did not provide details on why the party chose not to sign the accord.

Recall that Governor Godwin Obaseki had previously suggested that the PDP might not sign the peace accord during a meeting with the National Peace Committee on Wednesday.

While the PDP and its gubernatorial candidate, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, opted not to sign, other parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Mr. Monday Okpebholo, as well as the Labour Party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata, did endorse the accord.

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