Tanmay Bhat’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, has taken over by hackers last night to push meme coins. In a now-deleted post, the account suddenly expressed enthusiasm for memes and Solana, a blockchain platform known for its SOL tokens. As soon as the comedian learned that his X handle has been compromised, he issued a statement on his Instagram to warn his fans and followers and advised against clicking on any links.
“I love memes and Solana so I figured it was time for me to drop my own coin. Dev supply will be locked momentarily, I will be using YouTube revenue from streams and videos to support the coin and implementing it into my content,” the now-deleted post from Bhat’s X account read.
Guys, looks like Tanmay twitter account got hacked. pic.twitter.com/WysfYsuOsT
— Kashif Raza (@simplykashif) February 24, 2025
At around 8.22 PM, the hackers took control of Tanmay’s X account, and used it to promote a meme coin. Shortly after, the comedian addressed the situation on his Instagram, and wrote, “My Twitter has been hacked. Please don’t click on any links. Working to fix it.”
The fraudulent posts have since been removed from Tanmay’s account, which boasts 6.6 million followers.