The Vancouver Canucks, a professional NHL ice hockey team based in Canada, recently faced a security breach involving their social media account. The incident emerged shortly after a tweet promoting the launch of a new meme coin, which has since been verified as unauthorized.
In an official statement, the Canucks urged their followers to ignore any recent posts, stating, “Please disregard any recent posts until further notice. We are working with the platform and the NHL to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”
Please note that the @Canucks Twitter/X account has been compromised. Please disregard any recent posts until further notice. We are working with the platform and the NHL to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
— Canucks PR (@CanucksPR) May 5, 2025
A promotional message appeared on the Canucks’ X account, announcing a pre-sale for a cryptocurrency token named $Canucks, built on the Solana blockchain. According to a screenshot shared by a user, the now-removed post claimed that the Canucks would be the “first NHL team to ever do this.”
“Capped at 1000 SOL, tokens will be distributed within 24 hours. 100% goes into Liquidity Pool,” the promotional message detailed.
Canucks getting crypto hacked on Draft Lottery day. You can’t make this up. pic.twitter.com/DP7D7M7Vzu
— arielle (@ellycelly) May 5, 2025
NHL Account Had Deepfake Elon Musk Video Promising Crypto Giveaway
The unauthorized post appeared on Monday afternoon, featuring a deepfake video of Elon Musk, who is the owner of X. The video claimed that he was giving away $20 million worth of cryptocurrency.
Additionally, the video directed users to a deceptive website purportedly associated with Musk, which, according to reports, appeared to be based in Russia.
all this discussion about signing bennett or ehlers.. canucks were worried about the wrong 2FAs pic.twitter.com/eLLltxPQWc
— g (@wholegrainne) May 5, 2025
The incriminating posts remained visible for several hours before being deleted by the Canucks. The timing of the breach raised eyebrows, occurring just hours ahead of the team’s scheduled NHL Draft Lottery.
The hackers reportedly embedded the video in a post that responded to a tweet from former US President Donald Trump, leading to replies from various accounts connected to hockey discussions.
Hackers Even Replied to User Questions
After the release of the crypto promotion, hackers responded to inquiries from users, claiming that the Canucks’ X account had not been hacked. This was contradicted when the team’s official public relations account issued a warning to their followers.
This incident is reminiscent of a previous scam involving former Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack, where his account was compromised and used to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
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