By Jayujyoti Mullick
Sara Hooker, co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Adaptation Labs in the United States, said the company’s official X account had been taken over by hackers. Hooker claimed that the Elon Musk-owned social media platform had failed to aid her in any way.
The computer scientist turned entrepreneur tried to bargain with the hackers, offering them $500 for the restoration of the account. However, the hackers rejected the offer and made a counter worth $3,000, which Hooker refused.
Hooker shared a screenshot of the offer on her personal X account. The screenshot showcases that Hooker, the CEO of Adaption, warned the hackers to not be “greedy” and to “take what you can get when you can get it.”
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In the above comment, the anonymous hacker or hackers said “I’m not greedy. I want this money from every account holder,” Adding to it, it replied “But I can’t give you this account for $500; it’s a very nice and active account.”
“I’m in the middle of high stakes negotiations with who hacked our Adaption AI account,” Hooker captioned the post while sharing the screenshot on X.
“I would prefer X Business to handle it. But it is the wild Wild West, no response from support at X. Support doesn’t exist,” she wrote. The CEO of the startup further advised her followers to ignore any posts from the official Adaption X account until the issue is resolved.
Sara Hooker is a PhD in computer science and entrepreneur who co-founded Adaption AI along with Sudip Roy, a startup working on AI that focuses upon ongoing continuous learning.
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Hooker also visited India in February for the AI summit. She posted frequently about her time in India, with her posts receiving widespread coverage and viewership across the social media platform X.
A controversy surfaced during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 held in February gained traction on social media after Galgotias University showcased a robotic dog named “Orion,” presenting it as part of the work done at its Center of Excellence.
Users on social media quickly began questioning the claim and identified the robot as Unitree Go2, which is a commercially available quadruped developed by Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics. The model is widely available through online distributors in India and is usually priced between $2000-$3200.