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High-profile Twitter accounts hijacked to push Bitcoin scam. How did it happen?

16

Jul

2020

The Twittersphere went into overdrive on Wednesday as a bunch of prominent, verified Twitter accounts were hijacked and started promoting a COVID-19 cryptocurrency giveaway scam. The attackers simultaneously compromised Twitter accounts of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Apple, Uber, as well as those of cryptocurrency exchanges Binance, Coinbase, […]

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Employment Scams Are On The Rise. Here’s What To Look Out For

10

Jun

2020

Nearly 39 million Americans have lost their jobs since the COVID-19 crisis struck the nation three months ago. With this unprecedented level of unemployment, fraudsters have set up shop on job-seeking websites. Falling victim to a job scam has never been easier. Scammers are known to create official-looking websites and email accounts to convey a […]

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Spam and phishing in Q1 2020

26

May

2020

Burning Man is one of the most eagerly awaited events among fans of spectacular performance and installation art. The main obstacle to attending is the price of admission: a standard ticket will set you back $475, the number is limited, and the buying process is a challenge all by itself (there are several stages, registration […]

Category Cyber-crime Phishing Threats & Malware Written by Securelist 0 Comments

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