The UK’s X Account of Parliament and head of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, has been hacked to establish a crypto token scam.
In a series of posts that were now removed on April 15, Powell’s X account shared links to a token called House of Commons Coin (HOC), which describes it as “a community driven by digital currency.”
Source: Daniel Green
A member of Powell’s staff confirmed In the BBC the account has been hacked and that “the steps are quickly taken to secure the account and remove the misleading posts.”
Dex Screener Shut up The HOC token has found limited interest from investors, achieving a peak market cover of just over $ 24,000 shortly after posts from Powell’s account.
The token saw a total of 736 transactions and a trading volume of just $ 71,000.
While Powell has not established a cryptocurrency before, it has not been heard for political figures to restore true crypto tokens.
US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump both launched and has been promoted Memecoins day before they entered the White House, who sparks criticism from the president Political rivals And even some supporters.
Argentine president Javier Melei that also promotes a token called Libra, who quickly crashed in value and caused a political scandal in Argentina and Call for an investigation Melei’s participation in the token.
Powell’s account hack complies with similar attacks on the president of Ghana
In March, the X account of Ghana’s President John Mahama saw a similar violation, along with attacks taking his account for 48 hours to promote a cryptocurrency scam called Solanafrica.
The X account of the Ghana president was that -hack in March 2025. Source: Believe it
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Scammers have made similar posts promoting crypto to 2.4 million Maama’s followers, claiming that the scam project is “fast paying and free across the continent with support from Solana and the Bank of Ghana.”
After regaining control of the president’s X account, his spokesman Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed In the AFP the account “has been fully restored, and we encourage the public to ignore any suspicious posts associated with cryptocurrency from the handle.”
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