They hacked the Twitter accounts of American politicians, businessmen and companies
- Posted on June 20, 2022
The hacker’s tweet – which has since been deleted – invited them to send $1,000 in bitcoin to receive double the amount later.
This Wednesday (July 15, 2020), multiple official accounts of the Twitter social network of companies such as Apple, businessmen such as Elon Musk and politicians such as Joe Biden displayed a message encouraging users to send bitcoin coins and make false promises. Received in double.
The list of accounts targeted by Twitter’s confirmed attacks has also grown rapidly, including Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Uber, and cryptocurrency platforms, among others. The tweets (which have since been deleted) were invited to send $1,000 in Bitcoin within 30 minutes to receive double the amount later.
“I’m giving back to the community! All bitcoins entered into the address below will be returned in duplicate! If you send $1,000, I’ll send you $2,000 back. I’ll only do this for 30 minutes,”read a note on Biden’s account information.
A similar message in the Uber account promised to distribute $100 million: “Due to COVID-19, we are returning $10 million in Bitcoin. All payments sent to our address will be doubled back,”the message in the Uber account states.. Shared transport company.
Although most of the messages were quickly deleted, the New York Times reported that at least 300 people fell victim to the scam, depositing more than $100,000 between them. “This is a scam. Do not participate,”Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of cryptocurrency platform Gemini, warned on Twitter.
Twitter confirmed it was working to resolve the “security incident”: “We are investigating and taking steps to resolve it. We will update everyone soon,”the social network said on its platform.
Bitcoin expert Andreas Antonopoulos said: “Given the recent hacked accounts (Apple, Uber, Gates, Musk, etc.) damage.”
“All cryptocurrency Twitter accounts have been compromised,” Winklevoss warned in a tweet. The affected accounts include Gemini, company co-founder Tyler Winklevoss said. “@Gemini Twitter account has been hacked along with many other cryptocurrencies,” he tweeted.
The hacker’s tweet – which has since been deleted – invited them to send $1,000 in bitcoin to receive double the amount later.