Nick Robinson's X Account Hacked in Phishing Scam

BBC journalist Nick Robinson's X account was hacked after he fell victim to a phishing email that appeared to be from X officials, promoting a cryptocurrency scheme to his one million followers. The email falsely claimed a policy violation and prompted Robinson to act quickly, leading to unauthorized access to his account. Once hacked, a message was tweeted from his account, endorsing a cryptocurrency token called '$TODAY' with references to Donald Trump's business acumen. Despite Robinson's awareness from online security courses, fatigue and haste contributed to the oversight of verifying the email’s authenticity. His co-host, Amol Rajan, humorously suggested the hack might be linked to Robinson's criticism of Elon Musk, the owner of X. Robinson has since warned others to be cautious of such scams and is still attempting to regain control of his account.