MLB insider Buster Olney's X account was hacked, leading to the posting of scam projects on @pumpdotfun and fake news, including false updates about the Mets and Shohei Ohtani. The hack, which lasted over two hours, resulted in expletive-laden tweets and numerous reactions from the online community. The incident has been described as a 'throwback hack' reminiscent of 2012 internet days. Observers also noted that Olney might need a better password.
For everyone following me @TalbertHerndon please know that my account got hacked this morning. We are currently in contact with X on how this happened. We will keep everyone update. Thank you https://t.co/WeDoc8qbi6
MLB Legend Gets His Twitter Account Hacked, And This Is Some Grade-A Trollin' https://t.co/sMWX0SeB2u
MLB insider Buster Olney became the latest tragic case of "guy with a following who got his social media account hacked." At least the fake tweets were gold. SEE: https://t.co/Lx7vfdGTI6 https://t.co/mD25eQXVS8
Buster Olney’s X account shared fake Mets, Shohei Ohtani news in expletive-laden hack https://t.co/AsgibIzbQo https://t.co/gLW5DMNUrt
Hey X…. Someone hacked me and changed my password…. https://t.co/0JTEbpvy0L
How does Buster Olney not have his account back? It's been 2 hours!
Buster needs a better password. https://t.co/HACnElX48X
Buster Olney's twitter hack is the kind of hack that used to happen in like 2012. A real throwback hack.
So this account has been hacked https://t.co/pi5zFx0h6a
. @Buster_ESPN x account is currently hacked 🤣 It's funny But a waste of resources
Buster has been hacked for an hour and now this just dropped 😂😂😂 Might be the 🐐 of hackers at this point https://t.co/WTSKJkJOih
Sorry.. I got hacked!
🚨Breaking : @Buster_ESPN got hacked and keep launching scam projects on @pumpdotfun https://t.co/aD591OPYLE