{"id":101757,"date":"2024-11-28T01:58:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T05:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=101757"},"modified":"2024-11-28T02:04:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T06:04:38","slug":"zachxbt-allege-ex-fortnite-player-involved-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/zachxbt-allege-ex-fortnite-player-involved-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"ZachXBT Alleges Ex-Pro Fortnite Player Involved in $3.5M Memecoin Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ZachXBT's investigation has linked addresses connected with a former professional Fortnite player and cybersecurity analyst to multiple high-profile account takeovers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused an Australian former professional Fortnite player and blockchain security analyst of orchestrating memecoin scams that allegedly stole approximately $3.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a thread\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/clipPath>\r\n <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> posted on X on November 27, ZachXBT stated that wallet addresses linked to the ex-Fortnite player, known as “Serpent,” were \u201chighly exposed\u201d to multiple Pump.fun memecoin scams tied to hacked social media accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former gamer, expelled from the esports organization Overtime in June 2020 for alleged cheating according to gaming network Ginx.tv, was also active on X as a security analyst and the creator of a threat mitigation system called Sentinel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOver the past few months, I have been tracking a series of related compromises for McDonald\u2019s, Usher, Kabosu Owner, Andy Ayrey, Wiz Khalifa, SPX 6900, etc., on X & IG which has resulted in an estimated $3.5M+ stolen via launching Pump Fun meme coins,\u201d ZachXBT wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The investigator uncovered that a wallet tied to Serpent\u2019s project, \u201cERROR\u201d (allegedly a rug pull), was \u201cdirectly connected\u201d to multiple account hacks, including those of McDonald\u2019s, Usher, Andy Ayrey, Dean Norris, and Enoshima Aquarium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZachXBT also alleged that Serpent was \u201cgambling the proceeds away at online casinos\u201d and cited recordings showing a deposit and withdrawal address linked to addresses involved in the account takeovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Compromised social media accounts. Source:\u00a0<\/em>ZachXBT<\/em><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Following the publication of the first part of the investigation on November 26, ZachXBT reported that Serpent began deleting all posts from his new X account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, Serpent presented himself as a cybersecurity analyst and shared a guide on his now-suspended X account, explaining how scammers exploit inexperienced crypto users through fake websites, hacked verified accounts, phishing schemes<\/a>, and fraudulent airdrops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serpent, who also founded the threat mitigation system Sentinel, had previously warned users about vulnerabilities in Google Ads in 2022, according to blockchain security firm SlowMist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ZachXBT’s investigation has linked addresses connected with a former professional Fortnite player and cybersecurity analyst to multiple high-profile account takeovers. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused an Australian former professional Fortnite player and blockchain security analyst of orchestrating memecoin scams that allegedly stole approximately $3.5 million. In a thread posted on X on November 27, ZachXBT […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":101760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[7713,650],"class_list":["post-101757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-altcoin","tag-memecoin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ZachXBT-Alleges-Ex-Pro-Fortnite-Player-Involved-in-3.5M-Memecoin-Scam-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}