An official confirmed to MMA Junkie that the UFC's account was hacked at 8:40pm ET.
Hackers briefly took over the official UFC Instagram account on Thursday night in an attempt to shill a fraudulent memecoin.
An official confirmed to MMA Junkie that the UFC’s account was hacked at 8:40 p.m. ET. Onlookers claimed that the post was up for at least an hour and in that time, the UFC hadn’t publicly acknowledged the post.
The post's caption read, “UFC fans have been waiting, and the moment is here. Get ready to own the legacy. Precision. Strength. All in one coin. #UFC #UnleashTheFight.”
The fraudulent crypto was also promoted on the UFC’s Instagram story.
In response to the news, shared by MMA Junkie reporter Mike Bohn on Twitter, multiple users questioned if the UFCs account was actually hacked. One asked, “Why have [UFC] not commented about this?” while another said, “Is it really hacked? Because this is something Dana would do.”
Unexpected memecoins have been a hot topic in the news this month. Former President Donald Trump announced his TRUMP coin on social media rather than through an official government channel, leading many to wonder if the account had been hacked.
Vine co-founder Rus Yusupov also dropped a crypto token out of the blue that was met with such suspicion that Yusupov had to film himself confirming its legitimacy.
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