413

Late Actor Matthew Perry's Twitter Hacked: Fake Charity Plea Targets Fans with Cryptocurrency Scam (www.bitdefender.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Squire1039@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

100 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry's Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate.

The article details several possibilities for how the account may have been compromised, highlighting the importance of strong passwords and multi-factor authentication for securing social media accounts, especially for celebrities with large followings.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 13 points 8 months ago

Sure, not like 72 billion has been used in scams or anything.

https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 2 points 8 months ago

"Overall, the share of all cryptocurrency activity associated with illicit activity has risen for the first time since 2019, from 0.12% in 2021 to 0.24% in 2022. [2]"

https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2023-crypto-crime-report-introduction/

this post was submitted on 29 Feb 2024

413 points (95.8% liked)

Technology

59298 readers

1847 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS