By Abhijith M B
Publication Date: 2026-10-02 15:30:00
Microsoft’s official X account, which has over 13 million followers, was hijacked on Thursday and used to promote a Clippy-themed crypto token. The company has confirmed the unauthorized access, removed the posts, and says it’s investigating.
If you were on X on Thursday, you might have seen Microsoft’s official account follow a Clippy-themed account, repost its plea to bring the old Office assistant back, and reportedly even swap its profile picture for Clippy. The posts disappeared soon after, and so did a strange “apology” that showed up around 30 minutes later.
Funnily enough, in the middle of a crypto scam, the internet got what it always wants from Microsoft: another chance to ask for Clippy.
Microsoft got hacked, and Clippy became the bait
The account Microsoft followed was @clippymsftcto, which had posted a picture of Clippy in front of the Windows XP Bliss…
