Solana Co-founder Raj Gokal’s Migos Insta Account Hacked, Heres How

Raj Gokal Breach:- In a massive data breach, personal account of Solana co-founder’s Raj Gokal was breached by hackers.

On Tuesday morning, a number of doxxed images of Raj Gokal and his wife were posted on his Instagram account, Migos.

This was unusual for Gokal’s Instagram account with username – Migos – who otherwise posts content related to either meme related or Solana ecosystem updates.

Reportedly, hackers gain access not only to his social media account but also to his Google, email and Apple accounts.

Attackers have been trying to take control of my email, social media, Google, Apple, etc. this past week. If you see anything suspect (token launch, soliciting funds, etc) that means they got through.

be careful out there

— raj 🖤 (@rajgokal) May 20, 2025

 

How Solana Co-founder’s Account was Hacked

As soon as the breach became evident, Raj Gokal posted on his X social media account. He asked users to stay cautious about potentially misleading token launch or soliciting funds.

According to blockchain investigator ZachXBT, the attackers likely used social-engineering tactics to phish Gokal’s personal documentation. This includes passport scans, driver’s license photos and even “Know-Your-Customer” images that resemble those submitted during KYC checks.

These materials may have been obtained either directly from Gokal’s devices or via illicit access to a centralized service (e.g. the recent Coinbase breach) Though the exact way of how his account was hacked is still under scrutiny, the hack created ripple effects.

As the co-founder of the largest blockchain network, Solana, his personal information is of immense significance. Hacker blackmailed Raj Gokal to pay 40 BTC by posting his doxxed picture as shown below.

It became evident that the hacker was blackmailing him to pay the debt of 40 BTC which would today amount to roughly $4.36 million. As of press time, Bitcoin Price is trading at $109,029 USD per BTC.

In a sign of relief, there was no update released targeting Solana ecosystem or speculative token launch. It is likely that the hacker was out on a personal vangeance.

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Rampant Crypto Breaches Expose Vulnerability

Solana co-founder Raj Gokal’s breach comes in line with the recent surge in security breaches across the web3 industry. There have been many instances of such breaches targeting founderd and platforms operating in web3. For one instance, the leading crypto exchange Coinbase suffered a significant data breach on on May 11, 2025.

The exchange received an extortion email from the threat actors claiming they had stolen internal documents and customer information. Coinbase then publicly disclosed the breach and it refused to pay the $20 million ransom.

On Monday, the blockchain network Sui announced $10M commit after Cetus incident. On May 22, Cetus Protocol – the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) and liquidity provider on Sui – was exploited for $223 million in user funds.

The breach began when an attacker took advantage of a critical overflow bug in Cetus’s automated market‐maker (AMM) smart-contract logic.

Doubling down on Sui security. A thread 🧵

The root cause of the Cetus incident was a bug in a Cetus math library, not a vulnerability in Sui or Move. But the impact on users is the same. We need to take a holistic perspective and step up our game on supporting ecosystem…

— Sui (@SuiNetwork) May 26, 2025

Thus, with the increase in security breaches across the platforms in web3, a secure and more reliable infrastructure becomes important.

The targeting of founders such as Raj Gokal exposes crticial information of the whole ecosystem – thus, leaders and regulatory actors must come together to take action.

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