Key Takeaways
- Hackers compromised Migos’ Instagram to expose Solana co-founder Raj Gokal’s personal data.
- A 40 Bitcoin ransom was demanded by the attackers who threatened Gokal after the breach.
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The official Instagram account of the hip-hop group Migos was apparently hacked on Monday, with attackers using it to publish personal data of Solana co-founder Raj Gokal, according to Andy, co-founder of The Rollup.
BREAKING:
Famous rapper ‘Migos’ IG account appears to be hacked and has posted photos of Solana co-founder @rajgokal ID, passport, & more with sensitive info leaked.
Caption reads “you should’ve paid the 40 btc” which reads like a failed bribe. pic.twitter.com/HM9y2XRjMa
— Andy (@ayyyeandy) May 27, 2025
The hackers posted a series of photos of alleged IDs, passport scans, and personal data belonging to Gokal and another individual identified as “Arvind” on the compromised account, which has 13 million followers.
The leaked documents were paired with threatening captions and explicit references to an unpaid crypto ransom, including one post stating, “you should’ve paid the 40 btc,” indicating a failed extortion effort.
The hackers also modified the account’s bio to promote a meme coin scam and shared Telegram links and audio files. One post taunted the victims by referencing their Solana token holdings.
Andy said that the compromised content was visible for about 90 minutes before removal, drawing criticism for Meta’s response time.
Commenting on Andy’s report, blockchain investigator ZachXBT noted that the extortion attempt appeared to follow a week of coordinated social engineering efforts targeting Raj Gokal.
Thanks for actually blurring the personal info unlike every other account on CT.
Think Raj’s personal accounts got social engineered and they tried to extort him for funds with the PII obtained. Guess he didn’t pay so they started trolling and posted it after they compromised… pic.twitter.com/Cj2a2yAFa6
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) May 27, 2025
Gokal has not released an official statement. However, his earlier X posts indicated awareness of attempts to breach his personal and professional systems prior to the incident.
Migos’ Instagram account has since returned to normal operation.
This is a developing story.
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