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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"e8d7a239-c8cc-40b4-9f1c-aaf98b3310b6","kind":"publish","page_slug":"wiz-khalifa-pump-fun","published_at":"2026-05-18T23:18:03.946Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Wiz Khalifa Pump Fun","sections":[{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto scammers hack Wiz Khalifa's account to promote fake WIZ meme coin","type":"news_article","url":"https://crypto.news/crypto-scammers-hack-wiz-khalifas-account-to-promote-fake-wiz-meme-coin/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT on X: Over the past few months I have been tracking a series of related compromises","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1861450263925559399"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Connects Social Media Hacks to $3.5M Celebrity Meme Coin Scam — CryptoPotato","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptopotato.com/zachxbt-connects-social-media-hacks-to-3-5m-celebrity-meme-coin-scam/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Hacked X and Insta accounts used for Pump Fun rug pulls — Protos","type":"news_article","url":"https://protos.com/hacked-x-and-insta-accounts-used-for-pump-fun-rug-pulls/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Scammers Hack Rapper Wiz Khalifa's X Account to Promote Fake Wiz Meme Coin — CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/scammers-hack-rapper-wiz-khalifas-x-account-to-promote-fake-wiz-meme-coin/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT alleges former pro-Fortnite player helped steal $3.5M via memecoin scams — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/zachxbt-investigation-alleges-pro-fortnite-player-turned-to-memecoin-scamming"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Accuses Former Fortnite Pro Serpent of Involvement in $3.5M Memecoin Scams — DeFi Planet","type":"news_article","url":"https://defi-planet.com/2024/11/zachxbt-accuses-former-fortnite-pro-serpent-of-involvement-in-3-5m-memecoin-scams/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Wiz Khalifa Twitter/X Account $WIZ Token Launch — Quadriga Initiative Fraud Repository","type":"community_report","url":"https://quadrigainitiative.com/cryptocurrencyhackscamfraudwiki/index.php?title=Wiz_Khalifa_Twitter/X_Account_$WIZ_Token_Launch"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Wiz Khalifa's X Account Hacked to Promote Scam Meme Coin — Coinspeaker","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coinspeaker.com/wiz-khalifa-x-account-hacked-promote-scam-meme-coin/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Crypto Investors Lost Over $500M in Memecoin Rug Pulls and Scams in 2024 — CoinDesk","type":"research","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/02/11/crypto-investors-lost-over-usd500m-in-memecoin-rug-pulls-and-scams-in-2024"}],"summary":"On November 3, 2024, unidentified scammers compromised the X (Twitter) account of rapper Wiz Khalifa (35.7 million followers) and used it to promote two fraudulent Solana meme coins — $WIZ and $WIZZLE — launched on pump.fun. The $WIZ token reached a peak market cap of approximately $2.5 million within 15 minutes before collapsing over 95% in under one hour, with at least two insider wallets extracting a combined $160,000 in profit. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT linked the incident to a broader campaign of celebrity account takeovers that allegedly stole over $3.5 million in total, and subsequently accused a former professional Fortnite player known as 'Serpent' of involvement in the coordinated scheme.","timeline":[{"date":"2024-08-01","event":"ZachXBT's investigation indicates the ATO campaign allegedly linked to Serpent began in approximately August 2024 with the first compromised social media accounts promoting pump.fun tokens.","source":"","source_url":"https://protos.com/hacked-x-and-insta-accounts-used-for-pump-fun-rug-pulls/"},{"date":"2024-08-01","event":"McDonald's Instagram account compromised; GRIMACE token launched on pump.fun, allegedly extracting approximately $690,000.","source":"","source_url":"https://cryptopotato.com/zachxbt-connects-social-media-hacks-to-3-5m-celebrity-meme-coin-scam/"},{"date":"2024-10-29","event":"Truth Terminal creator Andy Ayrey's X account compromised; multiple tokens including TRUTH and INFINITY launched, with over $2.1 million allegedly stolen.","source":"","source_url":"https://crypto.news/crypto-scammers-hack-wiz-khalifas-account-to-promote-fake-wiz-meme-coin/"},{"date":"2024-11-03","event":"Wiz Khalifa's X account compromised. Fraudulent posts promoting $WIZ and $WIZZLE tokens on pump.fun published. $WIZ peaks at ~$2.5 million market cap within 15 minutes.","source":"","source_url":"https://crypto.news/crypto-scammers-hack-wiz-khalifas-account-to-promote-fake-wiz-meme-coin/"},{"date":"2024-11-03","event":"ZachXBT posts public warning: 'Do not buy the Wiz Khalifa pump fun [token] it's the same hacker who compromised Andy Ayrey.' Fraudulent posts deleted from Wiz Khalifa's account.","source":"","source_url":"https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1861450263925559399"},{"date":"2024-11-04","event":"$WIZ market cap collapses from $2.5 million to approximately $7,900. At least two insider wallets extract a combined $160,000. Approximate investor losses recorded at $119,000 USD.","source":"","source_url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/scammers-hack-rapper-wiz-khalifas-x-account-to-promote-fake-wiz-meme-coin/"},{"date":"2024-11-26","event":"ZachXBT publishes Part 1 of broader investigation linking nine or more account takeovers across McDonald's, Usher, Wiz Khalifa, Andy Ayrey, Dean Norris, and others to a single alleged threat actor. Total estimated theft: $3.5 million via 16 pump.fun tokens.","source":"","source_url":"https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1861450263925559399"},{"date":"2024-11-27","event":"ZachXBT publishes Part 2 alleging that a former professional Fortnite player known as 'Serpent', an Australian previously expelled from esports org Overtime for cheating, was involved. Serpent allegedly deletes X posts after Part 1 is published. Gambling platform deposits on Roobet, Stake, and BC Game allegedly linked to scam wallet addresses.","source":"","source_url":"https://cryptopotato.com/zachxbt-connects-social-media-hacks-to-3-5m-celebrity-meme-coin-scam/"}]},"v":1}