Despite being best known for his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise as Tony Stark, a tech-savvy engineer and hacker, Robert Downey Jr. became the latest celebrity victim to have his social media account hacked.
The Avengers: Endgame star's 43.2 million followers on Instagram were left confused after Downey greeted them with a post offering free iPhones and Apple Watches: "I'm giving away 2000x FREE iPhone XS & MUCH MORE on my Instagram story RIGHT NOW! Claim them before they're ALL gone!"
RDJ's Instagram biography was also briefly edited to include a link. Fans who clicked it would be directed to a form asking for personal information.
In an attempt to make it look like the actor was actually giving away iPhones, PlayStation consoles, Amazon gift cards, and Tesla Model X cars, the hackers have even added these gadgets to RDJ’s Instagram story highlights.
The 54-year-old MCU legend went over to Twitter to warn fans to avoid his Instagram page for the time being.
Although RDJ's Instagram account appears to have returned to normal and the posts aimed to scam fans were removed, it remains unknown how exactly the hackers managed to gain access to the account in the first place.
RDJ's followers on Twitter flooded his apology post with "love you 3000" responses, while some joked "Tony Stark would hack them back."
"Thanx for coming online to tell us we didn't know u were hacked we thought u were trying to sell 2,000 iphones," another joked.