Lawyer John Deaton, who supports Ripple’s lawsuit with the SEC, started the day with his phone being hacked.
After the incident took place, Deaton warned his followers using his daughter’s account. He urged people from the XRP community to report the hack and tried to raise awareness.
Ripple’s Important Lawyer John Deaton’s Phone Hacked
The lawyer representing the token holders in the lawsuit between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that the hacker’s tweet was responded to from his own account. CryptoLaw explained that the Tweets were sent by hackers, not Deaton, and urgent action was taken to rectify the situation.
The hack took place at a time when Deaton was celebrated by the crypto community on his birthday. Tweets shared by hackers supported a crypto token called LAW with almost no market cap. Deaton is an influential figure within the crypto community, as a lawyer known for his determination to oppose regulatory sanctions imposed by US authorities.
Deaton took proactive measures to communicate with his Twitter followers, using his daughter Jordan Deaton’s Twitter account to make people aware of the hack. Deaton urges community to report hack
