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Not Just For Selfies: Twitter Crypto Scam And How Social Media Transfers Value

This week, the popular social platform Twitter was hacked to promote a scam where $120,000 in Bitcoin was stolen. Similar crypto scams have run rampant on the platform for some time. The ongoing issue highlights how social media has transformed from a place to post selfies, into an online community that is used to transfer […] дальше »

2020-7-18 00:00


Government Agencies Are Now on the Bitcoin Trail to Identify Twitter Hackers

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter scam after hackers seized control of “approximately 130 accounts” including those belonging to Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Warren Buffett, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, and others in a bitcoin-related scam, reported Reuters citing unnamed two sources familiar with […] дальше »

2020-7-17 16:45


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Researchers Say Coinbase, BitGo, and Binance Can Find Attackers Behind Twitter Scam

Coinbase, BitGo, and Binance might know the attackers behind the Twitter scam that perpetuated a bitcoin “giveaway” this week, as per one on-chain analytics firm. Tracking Bitcoin Trails Crystal Blockchain, a BitFury division that provides money laundering and on-chain compliance tools through its products, tracked bitcoin trails associated with the hacker’s addresses. дальше »

2020-7-17 13:00


Появились сведения о хакере, ответственном за ’Twitter bitcoin scam‘

Данные о владельце сайта, связанного со вчерашним громким взломом твиттер-аккаунтов, просочились в интернет. Домен CryptoForHealth, на который ссылались в своих постах скомпрометированные твиттер-аккаунты, был зарегистрирован в день атаки. дальше »

2020-7-17 10:17


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Cryptocurrency News Roundup for July 16, 2020

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama were among many prominent U.S. figures targeted by hackers in a coordinated Twitter scam on Wednesday. Apparently, the hacker(s), who goes by the handle “Kirk”, managed to get hold of an internal Twitter tool that enabled them to delink the breached Twitter accounts from […] The post Cryptocurrency News Roundup for July 16, 2020 appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

2020-7-17 22:46


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Bitcoin Just Broke a Crucial Level, Opening the Gates for a Move to $7,000

Bitcoin and the aggregated cryptocurrency market are currently flashing some signs of weakness This comes close on the heels of yesterday’s widespread Twitter breach that caused many major accounts to shill a scam in which they requested Bitcoin from their followers Although this certainly isn’t bad for Bitcoin from a technical or fundamental perspective, it may degrade the public’s trust in the digital asset Some analysts are now noting that the latest decline has caused […] дальше »

2020-7-17 21:00


Twitter Hacker Managed to Scam Only 12 Bitcoin After Duping Major Accounts Using ‘Internal Tools’

A security incident on Twitter duped businesses and people into sending at least $120,000 worth of Bitcoin to an anonymous online wallet, half of which has already been spirited to other accounts. Given that some of the Twitter accounts targeted were using two-factor authentication (2FA) and strong passwords, the hack may be internal to twitter. […] дальше »

2020-7-16 15:35


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Twitter Hack: ‘Coordinated Social Engineering Attack’ on Employees Led to Bitcoin Scam

A massive scandal occurred on micro-blogging service Twitter yesterday as hacker/s took over popular cryptocurrency and technology accounts to patronize a Bitcoin scam. Hacked Early on Thursday, crypto-exchange Binance tweeted they “partnered up with an organization called CryptoForHealth and that they would be “giving back 5000 BTC to the community. дальше »

2020-7-16 10:05


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Massive Twitter Attack: Apple, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Uber Tweet Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

A massive attack hit crypto Twitter on Wednesday as many prominent accounts began tweeting about a bitcoin giveaway. Soon it was apparent that the breach was much more serious when major corporations and famous people tweeted that they will double your bitcoin, including Apple, Google, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, […] The post Massive Twitter Attack: Apple, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Uber Tweet Bitcoin Giveaway Scam appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2020-7-16 05:30