Every UK MP hacked on X since Elon Musk took control
On Tuesday, the X account of UK MP Lucy Powell was hacked to promote a cryptocurrency scam. This saw her become the seventh MP to have their account hacked since Elon Musk acquired Twitter three years ago. Powell is the leader of the House of Commons, and her account was used to promote a fraudulent “House of Commons Coin” under the ticker “$HCC.” A CoinShares senior research associate told the BBC that the token saw 34 transactions and likely made a profit of less than £300 ($400). In 2024, four UK MPs were hacked to promote various crypto scams, including the Green Party’s Deputy Leader and Welsh Labour MP Chris Elmore. The only MP who’s account was hacked for reasons other than to promote a crypto scam was Chris Heaton-Harris, whose account was used instead to share offensive remarks . You can see all of the UK MPs hacked since Elon Musk’s X acquisition here. UK politician Zack Polanski hacked on X to promote crypto scam Read more: Crypto...