PSA: VIZ Media’s X Profile Hijacked, Avoid Interaction (Updated)

Update: As of January 31st, the VIZ Media X account has been recovered and posting normally. The original article follows below.

Within the past hour the official X, (formerly Twitter) profile for publisher and distributor Viz Media has been hijacked by a cryptocurrency scam that has deleted an untold number of posts and has been posting nothing but cryptocurrency links to even sketchier sites, including references to a supposed $VIZ cryptocurrency. Avoid engaging with the profile until the publisher releases an official statement.

Update: Gizmodo anime and manga correspondent Isaiah D. Colbert has confirmed with Viz Media PR that its working on account recovery with X internally, and has offered no timeline on when the profile will return to normal.

https://bsky.app/profile/shineyezehuhh.bsky.social/post/3lgqyhudt2223

Update 2: The profile has seemingly been further compromised, as the display name, banner and profile image have been removed, while the account is reposting official announcements from X