US and Israeli politicians hacked to promote ‘Elon Musk’ cryptocurrency scams

US and Israeli politicians hacked to promote ‘Elon Musk’ cryptocurrency scams
ôîòî ïîêàçàíî ñ : thenextweb.com

2018-11-12 16:40

It appears scammers have hijacked yet another batch of verified Twitter accounts to promote fake cryptocurrency giveaway links (often under the disguise of Elon Musk). A verified account belonging to the Australian branch of consulting giant Capgemini has been spotted running malicious giveaway links on Twitter.

Posing as Musk, the malicious tweet encouraged users to send small amounts of cryptocurrency for a chance to participate in a 10,000 Bitcoin (nearly over $60 million) giveaway. Prior to its removal, the tweet had accumulated thousands of likes and retweets. The wallet address associated with the malicious giveaway links has already received over…

This story continues at The Next Web

.

Similar to Notcoin - Blum - Airdrops In 2024

origin »

Global Cryptocurrency (GCC) íà Currencies.ru

$ 0 (+0.00%)
Îáúåì 24H $0
Èçìåíåèÿ 24h: 0.00 %, 7d: 0.00 %
Cåãîäíÿ L: $0 - H: $0
Êàïèòàëèçàöèÿ $0 Rank 99999
Öåíà â ÷àñ íîâîñòè $ 0.0010183 (-100%)

giveaway cryptocurrency links musk malicious twitter elon

giveaway cryptocurrency → Ðåçóëüòàòîâ: 38


Ôîòî:

India’s national disaster authority hacked to promote Bitcoin scams on Twitter

The cryptocurrency market is going through a rough patch, but this isn’t stopping scammers from duping people out of their funds. Hackers took over the official Twitter account of India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to promote blatant Bitcoin giveaway scams – a trend that’s been plaguing social media for months now.

2018-11-6 12:47


Ôîòî:

Scam Me Once: Twitter Promotes Fake Elon Musk’s ‘Bitcoic’ Giveaway

Twitter has come under fire from cryptocurrency commentators once again after the social network began actively promoting an ongoing scam involving a Bitcoin giveaway. ‘Elon Musk’ Offers Millions of Dollars in ‘Bitcoic’ The scam, which has involved various accounts in recent weeks, currently revolves around a fake Elon Musk account using the hijacked Twitter handle of publishing house Pantheon Books.

2018-11-5 22:00


Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency News For Today September 18th [VIDEO]

Cardano (ADA) CEO Charles Hoskinson Thought Ethereum (ETH) Would Tank with His Departure Cardano (ADA) CEO Charles Hoskinson Thought Ethereum (ETH) Would Tank with His Departure Optherium Ecosystem's Vivuspay Mobile Banking App for Cryptocurrencies Launches Optherium Ecosystem's Vivuspay Mobile Banking App for Cryptocurrencies Launches Think You can Accurately Predict Bitcoin's Price? KuCoin BTC Giveaway Will […]

2018-9-19 06:02


Ôîòî:

Crypto Twitter Bots Have Become Worse than Anyone Could Have Imagined

Cryptocurrency–One of the industry’s worst proponents is a pervasive, network of scam bots that has quickly come to litter the space of Twitter. While most social media users have become accustomed to the incessant “Ethereum giveaway” scams that adorn the profile of any crypto industry figure, the problem has begun to bleed over into other […] The post Crypto Twitter Bots Have Become Worse than Anyone Could Have Imagined appeared first on Ethereum World News.

2018-8-7 06:22


Ôîòî:

Twitter locks your account if you change your display name to Elon Musk

In an effort to curb the cryptocurrency “giveaway” scam epidemic, Twitter will lock your account if you are not verified and change you display name to Elon Musk. Crypto-scammers and blockchain bandits are on the rise, and they will try anything to swindle unwitting victims into sending or wiring them funds – including pretending to be Musk himself.

2018-7-25 14:52