Pump.fun's X Page on Solana Recovers Following Temporary Takeover

Pump.fun has retaken possession of its X account following a brief takeover by unidentified hackers.

The X page of the Solana meme launchpad was briefly infiltrated by cybercriminals, who used the platform to advertise fraudulent meme tokens in several posts.

Prominent blockchain investigator ZachXBT was the first to alert users about the breach, urging traders not to click on any links or trade the meme tokens posted by the attackers.

In one of the now-removed posts, the hackers tried to mislead investors into buying a fake Pump.fun governance token. The platform does not have its own token and only enables the rapid creation of Solana-based cryptocurrencies.

By the time of publication, Pump.fun had fully regained control of its X account. It is still unclear if any meme traders experienced losses as a result of the event.

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Persistent problem

This was not the first social media hack carried out by the same malicious actors, ZachXBT pointed out on his official Telegram channel. "The PumpDotFun X account compromise is directly connected on-chain to the Jupiter DAO Feb 2025 & DogWifCoin Nov 2024 X account compromises," ZachXBT wrote.

Several X accounts have been targeted and taken over in recent months. Typically, attackers gain control of widely-followed accounts, post fake contract addresses, and attempt to steal funds from unsuspecting users.

"It is likely not the fault of either the Pump Fun or Jupiter teams," ZachXBT noted. According to the blockchain investigator, it's likely that a "threat actor is social engineering employees at X with fraudulent documents/emails or a panel is being exploited."

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