#MetaMask co-founder account hacked#
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Overview
MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay's Farcaster account was hacked and used to promote a meme token called "rug". The creator address of the meme token received initial funding from a mixer and has already profited over 1000 SOL. MetaMask has contacted the Farcaster team and is investigating the incident. They remind users to carefully verify information and avoid acting blindly out of fear of missing out (FOMO).
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Dan Finlay, co-founder of MetaMask, had his Farcaster account compromised and used to promote a meme token called "9Pstv6SrQyiT9F57hJTNtBd75KrbVaaKkpUfVBePpump." The token has since been rug pulled, and the creator address's initial funds likely originated from a mixing platform. The creator has profited over 1000 SOL. MetaMask has contacted the Farcaster team to investigate the incident. MetaMask issued a statement on X, reminding users to carefully verify information and avoid acting blindly out of fear of missing out. Yuchen, founder of SlowMist, also issued a reminder on X, alerting users to this event.
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MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay's Farcaster account was hacked
The stolen account was used to promote a meme coin
The meme coin has rug pulled
The creator address's initial funds came from a mixer
The creator has profited over 1000 SOL
MetaMask has partnered with the Farcaster team to investigate this incident
MetaMask reminds users to carefully verify information and avoid FOMO