"Breaking Bad Star's X Account Hacked: Crypto Scam Promotes Fake DEAN Token"

Breaking Bad actor Dean Norris recently fell victim to a sophisticated crypto scam, with hackers gaining access to his X account and promoting a fake meme coin called DEAN. The scam, which took advantage of Norris' celebrity status, involved a photoshopped picture of the actor holding a notepad with "$DEAN" and the launch date, leading users to believe he had launched his own meme coin. The hackers even prepared a video of Norris seemingly confirming the token's launch.

On January 26, Norris clarified that his X account had been hacked to promote a crypto scam. In a video, he stated, "This is Dean Norris actually, and that whole crazy crypto sh*t was a complete fake scam. I was hacked and I just got it back." He urged users to ignore the fake promotion and thanked the platform for helping him restore access to his account.

The DEAN token, promoted on Norris' hacked account, reached a market cap of $8.4 million on January 25. However, since the video was posted, its market cap has fallen significantly, sitting at only $57,000. In the past 24 hours, DEAN has gone down by nearly 76%, with traders mass dumping the token. Norris later called out people on Reddit who accused him of launching a crypto token and using it for a pump and dump scheme.