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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
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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.

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Crypto being used for scams? Say it ain't so!

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Biggest scams are done in USD. The big part of not falling for a scam is doing your due diligence and people are adults and should be treated as such.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Biggest scams are done in USD.

That's because USD is widely used.

Crypto isn't widely used and it still has scams worth millions. Cryptwats are 🤡🤡🤡

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

At most a couple thousand. Ive been using crypto for ~10 years now and by doing my homework and not jumping on hype trains have not been scammed.

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

I haven't yet sent my life savings to a Nigerian prince, so there are no scams.