Genius Group's (NYSE American: GNS) CEO Roger Hamilton's X Account Has Been Compromised

SINGAPORE, May 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) ("Genius Group” or the "Company”), a leading AI-powered

SINGAPORE, May 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) ("Genius Group" or the "Company"), a leading AI-powered, Bitcoin-first education group, today announced that the X account of its CEO, Roger Hamilton (X handle: @rogerhamilton), has been compromised by hackers. The hackers posted false information without the Company's knowledge or consent regarding an alleged token launch by the Company. Any posts, messages or other communications from this account yesterday through to when there is affirmative confirmation from the Company's official accounts (X handles: @GeniusGroupLtd_ and @geniusacademyai) that Mr. Hamilton's account has been recovered announcing or soliciting anything in connection with a token launch are false and must not be relied upon.

The Company and Mr. Hamilton urge the public and all Genius Group investors, partners and customers to disregard all posts and private messages they receive from this account, from yesterday through to when there is affirmative confirmation from the Company's official accounts (X handles: @GeniusGroupLtd_ and @geniusacademyai) that Mr. Hamilton's account has been recovered.

The Company and Mr. Hamilton have currently reached out to X to recover the account. The Company has also reported the hacking activity to relevant law enforcement and regulatory agencies, including Singapore Police, FBI, SEC and NYSE.

The Company gives notice to the hackers that it will use the full force of the law to pursue them for wrongdoing, and are actively investigating any potential relationships between this criminal activity and the Company's progress on its various legal actions.

About Genius Group

Genius Group (NYSE: GNS) is a Bitcoin-first business delivering AI powered, education and acceleration solutions for the future of work. Genius Group serves 5.8 million users in over 100 countries through its Genius City model and online digital marketplace of AI training, AI tools and AI talent. It provides personalized, entrepreneurial AI pathways combining human talent with AI skills and AI solutions at the individual, enterprise and government level. To learn more, please visit www.geniusgroup.net.

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