Major Crypto News’ X Account Breached to Manipulate $TRUMP Token Price

• TRUMP token shot up 5.8% after DB tweeted bullish news surrounding the meme token. 
• DB confirmed that the X account was hacked, adding that the reason for the hack is unclear.
• ZachXBT noted that Dogwifhat (WIF), Jupiter DEX, and Pump.fun faced similar attacks.

The official X (formerly Twitter) account of DB (@tier10K), a source known for “Actionable, Market-Moving, Crypto News,” was compromised in a major security breach. 

The attackers used the account to conduct pump-and-dump schemes, first promoting the Official Trump (TRUMP) token and later targeting Hyperliquid (HYPE). Despite the security breaches, the TRUMP token’s price surged 5.80% to $10.88, while Hyperliquid (HYPE) dropped 8.67% to $12.59, according to CoinMarketCap data.

DB claims that its Twitter account was hacked, leading to the posting of fake news. Earlier, it had reported that the Trump Meme token would have real utility, but the post was later deleted. https://t.co/e6XCTdWYrZ

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) March 13, 2025

Account Takeover: Details Emerge

Journalist Colin Wu (Wu Blockchain) was among the first to report the hack of DB’s account. The hacker methodically tweeted …

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