Cryptocurrency and NFT shilling is slowly creeping their way into esports, but the case of Leonardo “MkLeo” Lopez is a bizarre one, as the Smash Ultimate pro got his Twitter account hacked by users looking to promote NFTs.<\/p>\n
On 28th March, a cryptic (no pun intended) tweet sparked some interest in a potential reveal of some kind made by the Mexican player. “Big announcement coming,” he allegedly said.<\/p>\n
Unbeknownst to everyone but a few close friends, that tweet wasn’t made by Leo, but by the hackers in turn. Hours later, they revealed their NFT shilling scheme.<\/p>\n
While the tweets have since been deleted, they promoted the launch of a new collection of unattractive, potentially harmful, digital art titled The Possessed. <\/p>\n Despite the hacker or hackers’ best efforts, which included limiting the number of people who could reply to MkLeo’s tweets, people close to the T1 rep were quick to confirm his account was compromised to avoid further confusion. <\/p>\n MkLeo’s coach and Team Liquid member Ryan “L4st” Krichbaum shared a message from Leo via Discord explaining that he had no control of his Twitter account. The hackers tried to block L4st but the community quickly picked up on his warning.<\/p>\n