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Matthew Perry’s Twitter account hacked by cryptocurrency scammers

Graham Cluley

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. The post asked for cryptocurrency donations "to support our mission in battling addiction." Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Hackers Hold Instagram Influencers’ Accounts Hostage with Ransomware

Adam Levin

High-profile Instagram accounts are being targeted by ransomware attacks and phishing schemes, with evidence suggesting that many account holders are paying the attackers. W]e will have to delete your account within 3 hours,” the hackers’ message adds, threatening to wipe out the account if the ransom isn’t paid.

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Leaving Authentication Credentials in Public Code

Schneier on Security

Examples included: Azure Active Directory API Keys GitHub OAuth App Keys Database credentials for providers such as MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL Dropbox Key Auth0 Keys SSH Credentials Coinbase Credentials Twilio Master Credentials.

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Trezor’s Twitter account hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers via bogus Calendly invite

Graham Cluley

Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has explained how its Twitter account was compromised - despite it having sensible security precautions in place, such as strong passwords and multi-factor authentication. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Crypto scammers who hacked McDonald’s Instagram account say they stole $700,000

Graham Cluley

Hackers who seized control of the official Instagram account of McDonald's claim that they managed to steal US $700,000 from unsuspecting investors by promoting a fake cryptocurrency. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Hacked DJ’s Twitter account costs cryptocurrency investors $170,000

Graham Cluley

I know this will come as a shock to many of you, but scammers have once again succeeded in stealing a lot of money from cryptocurrency investors. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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I spoke to a task scammer. Here’s how it went

Malwarebytes

Note (this article is not suitable for students under 22 years old, and African and Indian employees cannot be hired due to remittance issues) For more details please see the WhatsaPP link: [shortened bit.ly With that phone in hand, I set up a Gmail account and installed WhatsApp. Then I reached out asking if they still had openings.

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