ZachXBT Links Convicted Hacker Sydney Sweeney’s Role Bob Odenkirk X Hacks

Prominent chain sleuth ZachXBT recently uncovered compelling evidence linking convicted UK hacker Gurv, whose real name is Gurvinder Bhangu, to the recent X-Account engagements of American actress Sydney Sweeney and the ‘Breaking Bad’ actor Bob Odenkirk.

This resulted in over $530,000 stolen through Solana meme coin scams.

SWEENEY Pump and Dump

On July 2, Sweeney was the victim of a SIM swapping attack and a link to a fraudulent Solana-based meme coin called SWEENEY was posted from his account, causing the coin’s price to spike and then plummet.

According to ZachXBT’s latest findings, SWEENEY scam team wallets sold over $515,000 of the coin before cashing out. After the incident, the hacker appeared to have shamelessly taken to social media and tried to take credit for other high-profile incidents. That included those including retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and rapper 50 Cent, though evidence for those claims is limited, according to the network detective.

Using time analysis, ZachXBT further traced the SWEENEY scam proceeds to an exchange in Solana, where they were converted to Bitcoin and Ethereum. Additionally, screenshots surfaced online showing Gurv receiving codes to log into Sweeney’s account from the SIM swap on Telegram, along with a receipt from Verizon for the SIM swap.

Gurv, who previously served time in the UK for hacking Instagram accounts and blackmailing users, was identified as the person in these screenshots based on his unique Telegram user ID and his talks about his time in prison.

Bob Odenkirk’s X Account shared a similar fate

Further investigation revealed that on July 9, 1.5 ETH was transferred to an exchange and then received at Solana, connected to Sydney Sweeney’s SIM exchange. That same day, Bob Odenkirk’s X account was similarly hacked, with links to KIRK and SAUL meme coins posted.

Despite the attempt, the hackers only benefited a small amount due to the poor handling of the scam. Interestingly, the proceeds were traced back to the same Ethereum address used in Sweeney’s hack.

The evidence further suggests that the funds were transferred to crypto casinos and gift card purchases. Meanwhile, wallets connected to the hacks currently hold $488,000.

“We hope UK law enforcement will come after Gurv again with the wealth of evidence available.”

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