The X (formerly Twitter) accounts of Lara Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, and Tiffany Trump, his daughter, were apparently hacked on Tuesday evening to promote a token linked to World Liberty Financial, an upcoming crypto project touted by the Trump family in recent days.
Lara and Tiffany Trump tweeted what they described as “the only official” blockchain addresses for World Liberty Financial, with Lara stating the project’s goal is to utilize its governance token, $WL, on Solana to support a DeFi lending protocol.
Shortly after, Eric Trump, the former president’s middle son, posted that the two profiles had been compromised and the addresses were a “scam.” World Liberty Financial also warned followers not to click on any links or purchase tokens shared from the hacked profiles, stating they were working to resolve the issue.
This incident marks at least the third time a token allegedly associated with Trump has been launched under dubious circumstances. In the past, a DJT token was launched by convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli, who claimed it was developed with Barron Trump, the former president’s youngest son, and other developers.
However, no member of the Trump family confirmed involvement. Another token named Restore the Republic (RTR) briefly reached a $155 million valuation before crashing.
The hacks came hours after CoinDesk revealed details about World Liberty Financial’s plans. The company is developing a borrowing-and-lending DeFi platform that intends to issue a token named WLFI. Although no official launch date has been set, the white paper suggests that Donald Trump will serve as the “chief crypto advocate” for this project, with his sons Eric, Donald Jr., and Barron expected to play significant roles.
