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- Hackers hacked the accounts of Lara and Tiffany Trump to promote false information about World Liberty Financial
- World Liberty Financial has acknowledged the hack and remains in the pre-launch phase
- This has raised big questions regarding security and is reminiscent of the Dough Finance story
Hackers attacked X accounts of Trump family members, and used from to promote a token allegedly linked to their recently approved cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial.
World Liberty Financial responded at X, clarifying that the accounts were hacked and any information disseminated through them was a crypto scam.
Hack of the Trump Family Accounts and the Aftermath
More specifically, cybercriminals accessed the accounts of Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee, and Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump’s youngest daughter.Â
Both accounts were used to publish posts promoting a token linked to World Liberty Financial, which caused alarm in the crypto community and among Trump supporters.
Eric Trump immediately issued a statement calling the posts fake, emphasizing that they had nothing to do with his family’s real plans.
In turn, World Liberty Financial, a crypto project that was allegedly promoted through hacked accounts, admitted to the security breach, raising additional questions about the project’s security, especially amid previous incidents in the crypto space.
ALERT: Lara’s and Tiffany Trump's X accounts have been hacked. Do NOT click on any links or purchase any tokens shared from their profiles. We're actively working to fix this, but please stay vigilant and avoid scams!
— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) September 4, 2024
World Liberty Financial Details
Donald Trump and his sons have been hinting at the upcoming launch of their DeFi project for weeks, which has increased attention on World Liberty Financial. The project is expected to run on the Ethereum blockchain and draw inspiration from Aave.Â
It’s important to note that World Liberty Financial’s technical documentation shows the involvement of Chase Herro, a crypto influencer who was previously associated with Dough Finance. This raises questions about the security of the project, given that Dough Finance recently faced a major $2.1 million hack.
Conclusion
The crypto industry, while actively developing, is still quite young, both technically and educationally.
Engineers still have a lot of work to do, and users have to get used to a new kind of risk to avoid losses.
It’s good that Trump’s family reacted quickly and warned people of the danger of being scammed.
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