Skip Bayless Becomes a Victim of Crypto Scammers

American sports commentator and television personality Skip Bayless became the latest target of crypto scammers who hacked his account on the X platform. The attackers used his account to promote the SKIP token, which operates on the Solana blockchain.

Hacker Uses Bayless's Account for Political and Crypto Promotion

After taking control of the account, the hacker began posting politically charged messages supporting presidential candidate Donald Trump, while also promoting the SKIP token with slogans like “Make Crypto Great Again” and “Crypto Cities Will Thrive with Trump.”

Hacker Sells Tokens Immediately After Posting on Bayless's Account

According to data from DEX Screener, the hacker started selling tokens immediately after posting a cartoon image on Bayless's account, showing the Solana logo alongside the SKIP contract address. Despite these efforts, the hacker only made around $8,200. The token briefly reached a market cap of $69,000 on the Raydium platform but then quickly dropped by over 94% to around $4,100.

Hacker Targets Kamala Harris and LeBron James

The hacker also used the account to post derogatory comments aimed at Vice President Kamala Harris and basketball star LeBron James. These posts are still visible to Bayless’s 3.2 million followers.

Bayless Joins the List of Celebrities Exploited for Crypto Scams

Skip Bayless is not the first celebrity whose account was exploited for similar scams this year. On November 4, rapper Wiz Khalifa’s account was hacked to promote the WIZ token, which saw a temporary price surge of over 2,000% before crashing.

In June, rapper 50 Cent’s account was similarly hijacked to promote the GUNIT token, allowing the attackers to gain over $300 million in just 30 minutes. That same month, hackers targeted Metallica’s account, falsely claiming a partnership with MoonPay and promoting an unrelated token, METAL.

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