Pokémon’s social media hacked to promote Memecoin – Interest

Kotaku and IGN report Pokémon X (formerly twitter) account promoted the memecoin (briefly) on Thursday. Now-deleted post claimed meme coins were a celebration Pokémon30th anniversary. Kotaku contacted The Pokémon Company Comment was sought but the news outlet did not initially receive a response.

The Pokémon Company A statement was then released, addressing the since-deleted post promoting the meme coin – although the statement itself has since been deleted. statement said Pokémon The account “was leaked for approximately 30 minutes earlier. We are aware that our X account was accessed without authorization and used to make posts promoting cryptocurrency. These posts were not made by Pokémon and has been deleted. We have secured the account and are investigating the incident. We apologize for the confusion and thank you for your patience. “

Naturally, fans joked about the incident, suggesting that Team Rocket must be behind the hack.

As of press time, The Pokémon Company No further statement has been released on the incident.

Team Rocket takes over Shibuya

Coincidentally, the hack occurred during the Team Rocket Base event at the ZeroBase Shibuya event venue. During the event from August 25th to 31st, Pokémon The villain has taken over the building, with his iconic “R” logo spread across several “rooms” within the building. The event also allowed Team Rocket members to “stand” outside the event venue.

The incident at Team Rocket’s base has nothing to do with the meme coin incident.

Source: small house, IGN, PokémonEnglishX/twitter account, Pokémon TimesX/twitter account