Solana Co-Founder’s Personal Info Leaked via Hacked Migos Instagram Account

In a bizarre crossover of crypto and hip-hop chaos, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko found himself doxxed after hackers took over the Instagram account of rap group Migos.

The breach—which left Yakovenko’s contact details exposed—highlights the wild west of digital security, even for blockchain’s brightest minds. No word yet on whether the hackers demanded ransom in SOL or streaming royalties.

Meanwhile, crypto VCs are already pitching this as ’Web3’s first rap-to-dev exploit’—because of course they are.

Hackers targeting Solana co-founder Raj Gokal

Just a week prior, Gokal had warned followers of his X account that attackers were attempting to hack into his email and various social media accounts. He reminded them to stay vigilant and not to trust any suspicious posts on his social media.

“Attackers have been trying to take control of my email, social media, Google, Apple, etc. this past week. If you see anything suspect (token launch, soliciting funds, etc) that means they got through,” wrote Gokal in his post.

At press time, neither the Solana official account nor Raj Gokal’s X account have made a post responding to the recent incident related to the Migos Instagram account. However, the posts have since been removed from the Migos official Instagram page as of 5:12 AM UTC.

In the past few months, a number of crypto-related accounts have been compromised by hackers. These accounts were used to promote fake cryptocurrencies or spread misinformation in the web3 space. Some recent X account hacks include meme coin launchpad Pump.fun and crypto media platform Watcher Guru among others.