a16z-backed AI influencer account factory gets hacked again, hackers attempt to use their accounts to spread anti-a16z memes

ME News Report, April 14 (UTC+8), according to 1M AI News monitoring, the backend system of AI influencer account factory Doublespeed was hacked again. Doublespeed operates AI-generated influencer accounts in bulk on TikTok using a mobile farm (controlling a large number of real phones to bypass platform detection), and received a $1 million investment last year from a16z’s Speedrun accelerator project.
After the hack, the attacker attempted to use Doublespeed’s client accounts to send memes mocking a16z, depicting a16z as the “antichrist,” and added a message claiming “stolen 47MB of data, 573 accounts can post, 413 phones have been dumped. The security level of a16z’s portfolio is truly exceptional.” The meme was ultimately not published successfully.
Doublespeed co-founder Zuhair Lakhani responded that the unauthorized access was quickly addressed; it involved an old system used to accommodate existing client workflows, which has now been secured, and no unauthorized posts were successfully published.
This is Doublespeed’s second breach. The first in December 2025 revealed that the company operated at least 400 TikTok accounts, over 200 of which promoted health products, massagers, dating apps, and other products, most of which were not disclosed as ads or real accounts.
Doublespeed markets its mobile farm as a way to bypass social platform fake behavior detection, currently focusing on TikTok and planning to expand to X and Instagram.
a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen also serves on Meta’s board, and Doublespeed’s business model clearly violates Meta’s “authentic identity presentation” policy.
(Source: BlockBeats)