Microsoft’s official X account was briefly compromised on Thursday and used to amplify an unofficial meme coin called CLIPPY, according to Odaily, citing Bitcoin.com News. During the incident, the account followed profiles promoting the token, reposted related content, and changed its avatar to Clippy, the company’s former assistant character. The posts were removed roughly 30 minutes later.
Microsoft later said the account had been secured and that unauthorized posts had been taken down. The company also said it is continuing to investigate the breach. In its response, Microsoft stated that it has never authorized anyone to use its intellectual property, including Clippy, to promote any token and said it plans to pursue legal action.
The token involved was identified as CLIPPY. A profile named Clippy MSFT had promoted a liquidity pool said to be worth more than $200,000. Some promoters also claimed the token was backed by real Microsoft stock, but that claim has not been verified, and the token has no official affiliation with Microsoft.
Microsoft’s official X account was accessed without authorization on Thursday and briefly used to promote an unofficial meme coin, according to Odaily, citing Bitcoin.com News.
During the incident, the account followed profiles promoting the token, reposted related posts, and changed its avatar to Clippy.
The content was deleted about 30 minutes later. Microsoft then confirmed that the account had been secured, that unauthorized posts had been removed, and that it would continue investigating the matter.
Microsoft said it has never authorized anyone to use its intellectual property, including Clippy, to promote tokens, and said it plans to take legal action.
The token was identified as CLIPPY. An account called Clippy MSFT had promoted a liquidity pool said to be worth more than $200,000. Some promoters claimed the token was backed by real Microsoft stock, but that claim has not been verified and the token has no official connection to Microsoft.
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