[2020-07-15] Elon Musk and Bill Gates 'hacked' in apparent Bitcoin scam - page 2.

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All this is possible because Twitter has bad security measures, which they themselves admit " Twitter said it was a "co-ordinated" attack targeting its employees "with access to internal systems and tools". So Bitcoin is just a collateral victim here, not something responsible for hacking all these accounts. Also, this is not the first time celebrities have lost their accounts this way, Elon Musk Twitter account has been hacked several times over the last 2-3 years, which only shows that Twitter as a company is not up to bad guys, or that some bad guys work in their company so the matter is actually of an internal nature.

Quote from: snipie on July 15, 2020, 06:26:26 PM

I don't get what's the point of sending your scammed money to a Bitcoin address when everyone in this world is monitoring your wallet!
I mean there is other private cryptocurrencies... I find this stupid and triggering many questions... What's the point!

There are methods to remain fairly anonymous even using BTC, and with a little effort and knowledge BTC can be easily sold for a fiat or exchanged for another cryptocurrency. The privacy of other cryptocurrencies is not in question, but how well known are they and how many people use them? If someone would run a scam like this, then it makes sense to use one of the popular cryptocurrencies, and what is better known and more popular than BTC.

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Quote from: snipie on July 15, 2020, 06:26:26 PM

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among several high-profile individuals targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam...
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53425822

That's awful, the hack but also the title of this BBC article! "apparent Bitcoin scam"...

I guess they saw you complaning and took notice. So, it doesn't show as "Apparent Bitcoin scam" now. Its just "Major US twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin Scam".. Roll Eyes

Just like there are "public work scams", "defence procurement scams", this is indeed a bitcoin scam.

The surprising thing is that whoever did it, doesn't seem very smart. Looks like he just stumbled upon some insider access and tried to use it to earn some money. Imagine all the other things that could be done with such an access. He could have made Elon and Trump have a fake conversation. He could have posted so much funny shit from Trump's handle. Time wasn't on his side probably.

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Quote from: bbc.reporter on July 15, 2020, 08:37:16 PM

Those were not the only major twitter accounts that were hacked. Acconts of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, Tron Foundation and another Chinese exchange were hacked and were seen tweeting about donating to a cryptoforheart scam.

Yea read several news about it but dat BBC title pissed me off a little.. There wasn't a reason to include bitcoin in it, imagine it was send x USD amount and your credit card credentials so we will double what you sent, will they put "apparent USD scam"?
Tell your bosses about my complaint Mr reporter Tongue

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Those were not the only major twitter accounts that were hacked. Acconts of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, Tron Foundation and another Chinese exchange were hacked and were seen tweeting about donating to a cryptoforheart scam.

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Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among several high-profile individuals targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam...
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53425822

That's awful, the hack but also the title of this BBC article! "apparent Bitcoin scam"...
I don't get what's the point of sending your scammed money to a Bitcoin address when everyone in this world is monitoring your wallet!
I mean there is other private cryptocurrencies... I find this stupid and triggering many questions... What's the point!

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