Within a few weeks of each other, the X accounts of former vice president Leni Robredo and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa are hacked to promote a cryptocurrency blockchain platform.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/x-accounts-leni-robredo-maria-ressa-hacked-february-2025/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/x-accounts-leni-robredo-maria-ressa-hacked-february-2025/
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00:00Within a few weeks of each other, the ex-accounts of former Vice President Lenny Robredo and
00:06Rappler CEO Maria Ressa are hacked to promote a cryptocurrency blockchain platform.
00:12Lenny Robredo and her daughter Ayka post that the former Vice President was working to recover
00:16her account.
00:17They both disowned the recent post that promoted blockchain platform Solana, which has since
00:21been removed from X.
00:23Maria Ressa's ex-account was also hacked on February 3 and used to promote Solana in several
00:29posts.
00:30Ressa regained access to her account the next day, Tuesday, February 4.
00:33This is not the first time the Rappler CEO has been targeted by an online cryptocurrency
00:38scam.
00:39A Rappler report from March 2024 reveals that a deepfake of Ressa's interview with American
00:44talk show host Stephen Colbert was altered to promote Bitcoin.
00:48The manipulated content was spread by a deceptive online network connected to Russia.