Robinhood CEO’s X account hacked in apparent memecoin scam
Summary
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was reportedly compromised on Thursday, and a post appeared promoting a fake Robinhood-related memecoin called “VLAD” with what looked like a malicious token contract address. The post drew more than 175,000 views in under 20 minutes before users flagged it as a scam and warned others not to engage. Robinhood had not confirmed the hack at the time, but Robinhood Chain’s blockchain explorer later labeled the token contract address as a scam. The incident underscores continued crypto-related fraud, with attackers increasingly using phishing tactics even as total losses from scams have recently declined.
