Technology @lemmy.world Squire1039 @lemm.ee 8 mo. ago

Late Actor Matthew Perry's Twitter Hacked: Fake Charity Plea Targets Fans with Cryptocurrency Scam

www.bitdefender.com Matthew Perry's Twitter account hacked by cryptocurrency scammers

Matthew Perry's official Twitter account was hijacked by scammers this week who attempted to solicit donations from well-meaning fans of the much-loved late actor.

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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let's just connect everyone's computers so they can talk to each other, it will be cool
Why isn't his account archive?
Crypto being used for scams? Say it ain't so!
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  Nope, ~1% if crypto is illegal use. The other 99% is perfectly above board. Cryptocurrency IS currency and so will be used for illegal activity just like every other currency
- 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.
  
  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 🤡🤡🤡
Could I be receiving anymore bitcoin??
- Could I be anymore hacked?
Lol, isn't "cryptocurrency scam" a little repetitive?
- It's like Chai Tea
  
  To be fair, it makes sense for chai tea to be made explicit from unspiced black tea while still letting people unfamiliar with it know that it's tea. Cryptocurrency not so much.
- Nope, most crypto use is legit. ~1% is illegal and such. Throwing the baby out with the bath water.
  
  It's a ponze scheme. It always was. It may have found a niche, unregulated market, but that doesn't make it any less of a ponze scheme
  
  Pyramid scheme
- The fact that people are still saying things like this about crypto—even after ETF approval—is proof that it's still early. By the time the average person realizes what's been going on with Bitcoin, it'll be too late for you.
  
  I've already tripled my initial investment from a year ago, and we're just only getting started.
  
  Sure
  
  Not like we still get daily updates on here: https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/
  
  I don't care about the environment because line go up
  
  FIFY
  
  Just so you know, one of the most common tactics in a scam is to convince the target that they must "act fast or the opportunity will be over!"
  
  I can't tell whether you're a real crypto person or not. Real crypto people don't believe in ETFs because you're not holding your own keys. So it sounds like you are just in it to make more fiat, which is bullshit. But I could be wrong about you.
  
  Tripled your investment from a year ago, but you're still a total dork invested in a shit idea 👍
Weird that they wouldn't either delete the account or memorialize it thereby removing the ability to log in or create posts.

But hey! It's Twitter, the worst managed social media platform on the internet!
- memorialize it thereby removing the ability to log in or create posts
  
  I don’t think that’s a thing on Twitter? And not to defend Twitter, but it would be something for his estate to handle, not Twitter themselves.
Every celebrity/rich has a foundation. And they make you believe that they do it to help the poor.
- He had a foundation for helping people with addiction issues. By all accounts he was very committed and proud and it helped a lot of people but you continue making generalisations and insensitive suggestions.
  
  Celebrities and rich people are crapitalistic garbage. No? 😒
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