The personal details of Solana co-founder Raj Gokal were exposed in multiple Instagram posts published on the account of U.S. hip-hop group Migos, which appeared to have been compromised in a hacking incident.
On May 27, the Instagram account of the American rap trio Migos was reportedly breached by hackers, who obtained Raj Gokal’s personal information and used it to publicly expose both him and his wife. The posts, which have since been removed, included images of the Solana Labs President holding his unredacted driver’s license and passport.
An additional post displayed a woman, alleged by the hackers to be Gokal’s wife, shown holding her driver’s license.
Seven images were published to the Migos Instagram account, which has 13 million followers. One of the posts included Raj Gokal’s personal contact details, such as his phone number. Viewers were then encouraged by the poster to “spam” the Solana co-founder, resulting in his effective doxxing.
A caption accompanying the post that displayed Gokal holding his driver’s license appeared to suggest that an attempted blackmail had taken place prior to the public release of his personal details on social media. By tagging Gokal’s Instagram account, the hacker wrote, “you should’ve paid the 40 BTC.” Based on current market value, 40 Bitcoin would amount to approximately $4.3 million.
Solana Co-Founder Raj Gokal Targeted by Hackers
Only a week earlier, a warning had been issued by Gokal on his X account, informing followers that attempts were being made by attackers to compromise his email and multiple social media profiles. He advised his audience to remain cautious and to avoid placing trust in any suspicious content appearing on his accounts.
Gokal stated in his post that attempts had been made over the past week by attackers to gain access to his email, social media, Google, Apple, and other accounts. He cautioned that if any suspicious activity—such as a token launch or solicitation of funds—were to appear, it would indicate the attackers had successfully breached his accounts.
As of the time of reporting, no public response had been issued by either Raj Gokal’s X account or Solana’s official account concerning the recent incident involving the Migos Instagram page. However, the posts in question had been taken down from Migos’ official Instagram account as of 5:12 AM UTC.
Over the past few months, several accounts connected to the crypto industry have been compromised by hackers. These breached accounts have been utilized to disseminate false information or promote fraudulent cryptocurrencies within the web3 ecosystem. Among the more recent X account breaches are those of meme coin launchpad Pump.fun and crypto news outlet Watcher Guru, among others.
