{"investigation":{"slug":"wiz-wizzle-tokens-wiz-khalifa-account-compromise","entity_name":"WIZ / WIZZLE tokens (Wiz Khalifa account compromise)","trust_score":4,"severity_base":null,"score_modifier":0,"confidence":0.6,"status":"published","content_type":"investigation","summary":"On November 3, 2024, rapper Wiz Khalifa's X (Twitter) account, with roughly 35.7 million followers, posted promotion of a Solana-based memecoin called WIZ, launched on pump.fun, falsely claiming Khalifa was 'working with my team' on the token. The token spiked to a reported $3.4 million valuation within 15 minutes and collapsed to under $28,000 within an hour, a pattern consistent with a pump-and-dump. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT later tied the incident to a broader pattern of hacked celebrity and brand social-media accounts used to launch scam tokens, estimating combined losses across multiple incidents at over $3.5 million, and named a former professional Fortnite player known online as 'Serpent' as a suspect. No corroborating reporting was found for a second token called 'WIZZLE', and the requester's stated incident date of November 3, 2026 does not match contemporaneous reporting, which places the hack in 2024.","sections":[{"content":"On November 3, 2024, Wiz Khalifa's X account, which had approximately 35.7 million followers, posted content promoting a newly created Solana memecoin called WIZ, deployed via the pump.fun launchpad. The post claimed the rapper was 'working with my team to drop $WIZ for all the crypto fans.' According to Cointelegraph, the token's market valuation spiked to about $3.4 million within 15 minutes of launch before collapsing to below $28,000 within the hour as early holders sold their positions; by the time of reporting it traded around $8,400. On-chain data cited in reporting indicated that the two largest wallets bought roughly 155 million WIZ tokens for about $19,100 at launch and sold for a combined profit of approximately $160,000, consistent with insider or 'sniper' trading ahead of the broader selloff.","heading":"Account Compromise and WIZ Token Launch","sources":[{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/wiz-khalifa-x-account-hacked-promote-sham-memecoin","name":"Cointelegraph: Wiz Khalifa's X account apparently hacked to promote sham memecoin","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://benzinga.com/content/41724151/scammers-hack-rapper-wiz-khalifas-x-account-to-promote-fake-wiz-meme-coin","name":"Benzinga: Scammers Hack Rapper Wiz Khalifa's X Account to Promote Fake Wiz Meme Coin","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://coinspeaker.com/wiz-khalifa-x-account-hacked-promote-scam-meme-coin","name":"Coinspeaker: Wiz Khalifa's X Account Hacked to Promote Scam Meme Coin","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"critical"},{"content":"Blockchain investigator ZachXBT stated, in a message to his public Telegram group on the day of the incident, that the Wiz Khalifa hack was carried out by 'the same hacker who compromised Andy Ayrey,' referring to the October 29, 2024 takeover of Truth Terminal developer Andy Ayrey's account, which was used to promote fraudulent memecoins that reportedly netted about $1.5 million in profit. In late November 2024, ZachXBT published a multi-part investigation (first installment November 26, with a further X thread on November 27, reported by Cointelegraph on November 28) alleging that a former professional Fortnite player and self-described blockchain security analyst from Australia, known online as 'Serpent' or 'SerpentAU', had wallets with 'high exposure' to a pattern of pump.fun memecoin scams launched through hacked social-media accounts, including those of McDonald's, Usher, the owner of the 'Kabosu' Shiba Inu (associated with Dogecoin), Andy Ayrey, Wiz Khalifa, SPX 6900, and others. ZachXBT estimated the combined proceeds of this pattern of scams at over $3.5 million and alleged that funds were partly spent gambling at online casinos. Serpent reportedly deleted posts from a newer X account after the findings were published. These are allegations from an independent, pseudonymous on-chain investigator; no law-enforcement action, criminal charge, or court finding against 'Serpent' was identified in available reporting.","heading":"ZachXBT Investigation and Alleged Perpetrator","sources":[{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/zachxbt-investigation-alleges-pro-fortnite-player-turned-to-memecoin-scamming","name":"Cointelegraph: ZachXBT investigation alleges pro Fortnite player turned to memecoin scamming","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://thedefiant.io/fortnite-player-gambles-away-usd3-5m-from-memecoin-rug-pulls","name":"The Defiant: Fortnite player gambles away $3.5M from memecoin rug pulls","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://bitcoinist.com/crypto-sleuth-accuses-pro-fortnite-player-of-stealing-3-5-million-in-memecoin-scams/amp/","name":"Bitcoinist: Crypto Sleuth Accuses Pro Fortnite Player Of Stealing $3.5 Million In Memecoin Scams","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"high"},{"content":"Several outlets flagged that it was not definitively established whether Wiz Khalifa's account was technically hacked or whether the episode involved a different arrangement; some industry commentators were reported as doubting the 'hack' framing altogether. Reporting described the posts as later deleted from the account, but it remained unclear whether Khalifa or his team had regained full control at the time of reporting, and no public statement from Khalifa's team was found confirming the method of compromise. This aspect of the incident should be treated as unresolved and alleged.","heading":"Disputed Characterization: Hack vs. Scam","sources":[{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/wiz-khalifa-x-account-hacked-promote-sham-memecoin","name":"Cointelegraph: Wiz Khalifa's X account apparently hacked to promote sham memecoin","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://dailycoin.com/wiz-khalifas-memecoin-flash-crashes-post-launch-a-hack-or-scam/","name":"DailyCoin: Wiz Khalifa's Memecoin Flash Crashes Post Launch: A Hack or Scam?","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"The requester's brief referenced a second token, 'WIZZLE,' and dated the Wiz Khalifa account compromise to November 3, 2026. Across all reviewed reporting, including contemporaneous coverage from Cointelegraph, Benzinga, Coinspeaker, and others, the incident is consistently dated to November 3, 2024, and only a single token, WIZ, is named. No independent source corroborating a 'WIZZLE' token tied to this incident, or a 2026 recurrence, was found. This discrepancy is noted here rather than reflected as fact; readers should treat any claim of a 2026 incident or a WIZZLE token as unverified pending further sourcing.","heading":"Unverified Claims: WIZZLE Token and 2026 Date","sources":[{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/wiz-khalifa-x-account-hacked-promote-sham-memecoin","name":"Cointelegraph: Wiz Khalifa's X account apparently hacked to promote sham memecoin","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"low"}],"timeline":[{"date":"2024-10","event":"Truth Terminal developer Andy Ayrey's X account is compromised and allegedly used to promote fraudulent memecoins, reportedly netting about $1.5 million in profit for the attackers.","source":"Cointelegraph","source_url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/wiz-khalifa-x-account-hacked-promote-sham-memecoin","date_original":"2024-10-29"},{"date":"2024-11-03","event":"Wiz Khalifa's X account, with about 35.7 million followers, is compromised and used to promote the WIZ memecoin on pump.fun; ZachXBT publicly warns followers not to buy the token, attributing the hack to the same actor behind the Ayrey compromise.","source":"Cointelegraph","source_url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/wiz-khalifa-x-account-hacked-promote-sham-memecoin","date_evidence":"The account was reportedly hacked on Nov. 3, 2024."},{"date":"2024-11","event":"ZachXBT publishes the first part of an investigation linking a pattern of hacked celebrity/brand accounts, including Wiz Khalifa's, to a suspected operator.","source":"Cointelegraph","source_url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/zachxbt-investigation-alleges-pro-fortnite-player-turned-to-memecoin-scamming","date_evidence":"the first part of the investigation came out on Nov. 26","date_original":"2024-11-26"},{"date":"2024-11-27","event":"ZachXBT publishes a follow-up X thread naming 'Serpent' (SerpentAU), a former professional Fortnite player, as the alleged operator behind the pattern of memecoin scams tied to hacked accounts, estimating combined losses at over $3.5 million.","source":"Cointelegraph","source_url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/zachxbt-investigation-alleges-pro-fortnite-player-turned-to-memecoin-scamming","date_evidence":"ZachXBT posted a thread on X on Nov. 27, 2024"},{"date":"2024-11-28","event":"Cointelegraph reports on ZachXBT's findings; 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