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Robinhood CEO's X Account Hacked, Fraudulent Memecoin Posts Removed

7/29/2026

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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said his X (formerly Twitter) account was hacked and fraudulent memecoin posts were removed.
A fraudster socially engineered X support, bypassed two-factor authentication and login notifications, and posted a memecoin promotion on July 24 that caused a sharp price swing and extreme short-term volatility.
Tenev worked with X’s security team to delete the posts and restore his account on July 28, after which X added extra safeguards.

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Story summary

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said his X (formerly Twitter) account was hacked and fraudulent memecoin posts were removed.
A fraudster socially engineered X support, bypassed two-factor authentication and login notifications, and posted a memecoin promotion on July 24 that caused a sharp price swing and extreme short-term volatility.
Tenev worked with X’s security team to delete the posts and restore his account on July 28, after which X added extra safeguards.