NY-10: Brad Lander launches Congressional bid with a hacked X account [View all]

Brad Lander’s congressional campaign launch hit an unexpected speed bump Wednesday when his X, formerly Twitter, account was briefly hijacked by hackers posting about crypto windfalls and a powder-blue Cadillac.

The outgoing city comptroller quickly turned the episode into a joke and a fundraising pitch as he kicked off his primary challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in Brooklyn on Dec. 10.

Before arriving at Park Slope’s Nitehawk Cinema for his official launch event, Lander resurfaced online with a quip: “Logging back on from my new Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing after a busy launch day. Did I miss anything?”

Lander, 56, said he did not know “why or by whom” his account was breached, but stated that his team worked with the platform to restore access.



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