Crypto Scammers Pose as Journalists, NFT Apps on Twitter
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- Crypto scammers have been pretending to be journalists and NFT projects on Twitter.
- Following scammers’ requests to visit specific links or download new apps compromised users’ confidential information.
- More than $1.6 billion was reported in cryptocurrency-related fraud according to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Cybercriminals tricked Twitter users by pretending to be crypto journalists and crypto applications to share suspicious links and NFT projects. Crypto scammers then, would be able to identify and compromise victims’ sensitive data including their login credentials and virtual currencies.
Crypto scammers are using hijacked accounts on Twitter to promote dubious platforms that enable them to compromise victims’ sensitive data, new findings show https://t.co/F9LJn417jK
— Bloomberg Crypto (@crypto) May 27, 2022
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