Topic: Hackers Seeding Ransomware via Bitcoin and Ether Giveaways - page 2. (Read 274 times)
Yes, unfortunately there are a lot of frauds today and most of the inexperienced people are being led to it. In my opinion, it’s time to create a body that should deal with this and it is necessary to create software that can protect you from this kind of fraudulent schemes, but unfortunately at the moment there is no such thing so be careful.
Well, what did you want. That everything was so simple. Protection against frauds practically does not exist. Soft, podelnye sites. Scammers try to make a profit. Having created such a program, they become millionaires. Therefore, you should not install it on a computer with cryptocurrency. To avoid becoming a victim of fraud.
People should be aware that nobody gives something for free in this world, with some exception of course, im pretty sure those people gullible, the fact that they didnt even virus scanned the file means they're also naive.
I was formerly a member of a group conducting give away of ETH, how I joined was clumsy to me, until I investigated that I had joined an airdrop which they later renamed after Binance, when I saw some huge give away and testimonies, I knew it was a scam because a fake Vitali once notoriously reigned on twitter with such tactics. I saved a Whatsaap group member from such a mess, he had concluded to send 1ETH, when he ask if we were ready for the risk, I called it a scam, and he was saved from the loss. People should be-careful of the airdrop they give their email to.
Hackers and scammers are everywhere and they are very smart. The other day i was surprised to see a telegram channel which was in name of a big exchange and the title was huge giveaway where you send any amount of btc or eth at their address and receive double back and i was shocked to see messages from different accounts most were praising the giveaway and telling how they doubled their btc and eth just to lure innocent people to send their btc and eth too. I was mature enough to know that all this is bot setup and these scammers have set everything up so perfectly so that they can easily steal the money from new people who will happily send them all their money due to greed.
Thanks to this post. We will now know their saucy tricks. I hope crypto industry will have something to this scammers. And I think we also need the government guidance and assistance so we also need legalization and centralization because that kind of group will not afraid if their is no law that will punish to this kind of activity.
Greed and not doing proper research is what makes you fall for this, of all the industry, cryptocurrency is the one most targeted by hackers, so it's your assignment to check what type of scam methods do these scammers are doing to steal your coins, education, and updates should be your first concern.
This scam technique has existed since long before cryptocurrencies, I remember there was a virus disguised as a Paypal money generator that worked the same way as this malware. Hackers even created fake videos that they uploaded to Youtube with a link to download the virus. Over time, it's inevitable that all scam schemes are adapted to crypto. I guess sooner or later we will receive an email of a Nigerian prince asking us to send him one bitcoin or something like that.
I don't know if the virus that used to be crowded and made bitcoin become more famous now is back again, but I almost every day get an email about giveaway that finally if opened, there will be a form like google form. then the hackers will start acting to steal and take the gap back
Thanks for post this and let people know what can happen if they are try to get some coins for "free" and people will install that and after they will get hacked and the coins they have will be lost forever.
Hackers are now using several websites to push their fake bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) giveaway programs, according to a Bleeping Computer report on May 26, 2019.
Per sources close to the matter, hackers are now promoting a fake “Bitcoin Collector” scam promising users $5 to $30 worth of free bitcoins when they run the program.
In reality, the primary aim of the malware, which is disguised as a cryptocurrency giveaway program, is to install ransomware or phishing trojans on the victim’s computer.
Reportedly, the scheme was first discovered by a malware researcher with the moniker, Frost. Specifically, the operation is promoted through sites that promise to reward users with ether and bitcoin when they refer others to visit the platform. They state in their FAQ page that when a person refers 1,000 visitors with their referral link, they’ll earn three ether.
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https://btcmanager.com/hackers-seeding-ransomware-bitcoin-ether-giveaways/?q=/hackers-seeding-ransomware-bitcoin-ether-giveaways/&q=/hackers-seeding-ransomware-bitcoin-ether-giveaways/
Per sources close to the matter, hackers are now promoting a fake “Bitcoin Collector” scam promising users $5 to $30 worth of free bitcoins when they run the program.
In reality, the primary aim of the malware, which is disguised as a cryptocurrency giveaway program, is to install ransomware or phishing trojans on the victim’s computer.
Reportedly, the scheme was first discovered by a malware researcher with the moniker, Frost. Specifically, the operation is promoted through sites that promise to reward users with ether and bitcoin when they refer others to visit the platform. They state in their FAQ page that when a person refers 1,000 visitors with their referral link, they’ll earn three ether.
For More information can read
https://btcmanager.com/hackers-seeding-ransomware-bitcoin-ether-giveaways/?q=/hackers-seeding-ransomware-bitcoin-ether-giveaways/&q=/hackers-seeding-ransomware-bitcoin-ether-giveaways/
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