Minister's X account hacked to promote crypto scam

Scammers turn UK minister’s X account into crypto con megaphone

LONDON, April 16 — The X account of a British minister was hacked Tuesday to promote a fraudulent “House of Commons” cryptocurrency, her spokesperson told AFP. “Lucy Powell’s personal X account was hacked this morning,” said a spokesman for the MP, who has been leader of the House of Commons since July. “Steps were taken quickly to secure the account and remove misleading posts,” he added. The verified account, followed by nearly 70,000 people, …

Minister’s social media hacked to promote fake cryptocurrency

Lucy Powell fell victim to social media hackers promoting a bogus cryptocurrency

UK minister promotes ‘House of Commons cryptocurrency’ scam in social media hack

Commons Leader Lucy Powell had her X account hacked on Tuesday morning, with the page repeatedly publicising a “House of Commons cryptocoin”…

Minister promotes ‘House of Commons cryptocurrency’ scam after social media hack

Lucy Powell had her X account broken into on Tuesday, with the page repeatedly encouraging people to buy the coin.Commons Leader Lucy Powell had her X accou ...

UK minister’s official X account hacked to promote crypto

Lucy Powell’s social media page falsely advertised a fictional “House of Commons Coin” before posts were deleted.

'Hackers' target House of Commons leader Lucy Powell in sinister scam

Lucy Powell's Twitter/X account was bombarded with messages about fake coins on Tuesday morning. The posts, which were swiftly deleted, carried the House of Commons logo as they plugged a fraudulent "House of Commons Coin". Shortly after the first post was deleted another sinister advert - this time containing a photo of the Labour frontbencher - appeared on Ms Powell's timeline.