Please tell me that no one fell for this…
The NBA has another issue to address after an embarrassing security breaches when the league’s official Twitter account was taken over by hackers on Tuesday.
At first glance, it appeared to be in pure despair mode after posting the league’s Twitter announcement that the NBA had launched a crypto asset called “$nba Coin.” (Related: “She’s Really Bad”: Cavaliers ‘Ty Jerome was slammed with a $25,000 fine for absolute rage at a woman’s judgement)
As Tuesday afternoon rolled, the NBA confirmed that cryptocurrency scam was just that… scam. And of course, it was done by hackers who compromised multiple global NBA social media accounts. Included from the UK and Spain.
“The NBA is taking the game to the next level. Introduction to $NBA Coin! Official digital assets about Solana designed to enhance the future of fan engagement and sports transactions, read the captions of the post.
It was removed and the league wasn’t that long after the fact.
So I’m not going to talk about how the NBA tried to launch a crypto fraud. pic.twitter.com/b7mndvvpv9
– Ian Inangelo (@iinangelo) March 4, 2025
An NBA spokesman confirms that the X account has been hacked. The league has not launched crypto coins.
– Alex Weprin (@alexweprin) March 4, 2025
I’ve never seen a league with many problems at once.
