Minister’s X account hacked to promote crypto scam

Government minister Lucy Powell’s X account has been hacked to promote a scam “House of Commons” cryptocurrency.
A string of now deleted posts on the House of Commons leader’s account described the “$HOC” coin as “a community-driven digital currency bringing people’s power to the blockchain”.
The MP’s office confirmed her account was hacked on Tuesday morning and said “steps were taken quickly to secure the account and remove misleading posts”.
Other public figures with a large number of followers who have been targeted by online hackers recently include BBC journalist Nick Robinson.
Some of the posts from Powell’s account included an image of the House of Commons logo.

Source: BBC | Language: English