Hackers have taken over the Twitter accounts of famous celebrities and figures such as Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos to promote a Bitcoin scam.
In a report by Business Insider, hackers started to take over the Twitter accounts of cryptocurrency companies such as KUCOIN, Binance, and Gemini and moved on to high-profile accounts of celebrities and public figures. The tweets start with the phrase “We are doubling all BTC payments sent to our COVID-19 Fund! You send $1,000, we send $2,000 back! Only going on for the next 30 minutes, enjoy.” along with the bitcoin address.
The hackers have attempted to infiltrate the profiles of Bill Gates, Kanye West, Barack Obama, Cash App, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, Joe Biden, and posting the same tweet asking followers to send $1,000.
Other victims of the Bitcoin hack scam include Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Warren Buffet, Uber, Mr. Beast… #Hacked pic.twitter.com/h9iBZuGIxa
— Jake Morphonios 🌎 www.blackstoneintel.com (@morphonios) July 15, 2020
Twitter revealed that they are currently investigating the scheme and will keep their users updated.
We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it. We will update everyone shortly.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 15, 2020