A hacker broke into Doublespeed’s backend, the a16z‑backed startup that runs a phone farm to flood TikTok with AI‑generated influencer accounts. Using the compromised queue, the intruder queued a meme that calls a16z the “antichrist,” featuring co‑founder Marc Andreessen, a pole‑dancing woman and a Baphomet symbol. Screenshots show the meme prepared for hundreds of accounts but never posted to the public on any platform.

Security logs captured a 47 MB data exfiltration, 573 postable accounts and 413 phones marked as dumped. Co‑founder Zuhair Lakhani told 404 Media the breach exploited an outdated queuing service retained for legacy workflows; the team patched it within hours and immediately confirmed no unauthorized posts went live. Earlier this year Doublespeed suffered a similar intrusion that exposed 400 TikTok personas.

The episode underscores the fragility of infrastructure that powers synthetic social media amplification. Doublespeed, which raised $1 million from a16z through the Speedrun accelerator, markets its phone‑farm dashboard as a way to sidestep platform authenticity rules while expanding to X and Instagram. With two breaches in under a year, for their customers now face heightened risk of brand‑damage from compromised AI avatars.