Matthew Perry’s X Account Targeted by Hackers Trying to Solicit Crypto Donations on Fake Website

The post was reportedly pinned to the late actor’s X profile. It is unclear if any money was stolen.

Matthew Perry attends the GQ Men of the Year Party 2022 at The West Hollywood Edition in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for GQ

Late actor Matthew Perry’s X account was hacked by scammers trying to direct social media users to make donations on a fake copycat website, according to a statement from the Matthew Perry Foundation.

In an Instagram post on Feb. 26, the foundation wrote that it had received reports Mr. Perry’s official X page had been hacked and was “directing users to a fraudulent site soliciting donations via cryptocurrency.”