GetBlock Magazine - What happened? X-accounts of Donald Trump's family members were hacked to promote fraudulent tokens based on the former US President's real project - the DeFi protocol World Liberty Financial. This project was previously officially announced by Donald's son Eric Trump, it is positioned as an accessible and decentralized alternative to traditional banking services.
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What else is known? On September 3, messages mentioning World Liberty Financial began appearing in the accounts of Donald's daughter Tiffany Trump and his daughter-in-law, Eric's wife Lara Trump. In particular, the scammers, on behalf of Lara, stated that the primary goal of the project is to issue a WL governance token on the Solana blockchain to support the lending function in the protocol.
They also listed in the post points similar to the official announcement of the project: greater accessibility for ordinary Americans, favorable borrowing and deposit rates, as well as complete independent control over funds.
Shortly after, Eric Trump posted a warning on the project's official Telegram channel that his wife and sister's accounts had been hacked, and that clicking on malicious links in the posts could result in the loss of assets.
Since World Liberty Financial's announcement in late August, there has been no further information about the project. On August 31, the channel's administrators announced a flash mob, in which they called on users to post memes under the hashtag #BeDeFiant. The best ones will be selected for publication on official social networks.
Earlier, scammers hacked the account of football player Kylian Mbappe to promote the fraudulent MBAPPE token. After several tens of millions of dollars were invested in the asset, the creators withdrew the funds using the Rug Pull method, leaving investors with devalued coins.
