Elon Musk Imposter Hacks UK Cabinet Minister’s Account, Promotes Crypto Scam
On Christmas Day, another parliament member of the United Kingdom was targeted in a Twitter crypto scam. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan found her Twitter pic changed to Elon Musk’s current profile picture.
As the cyber attack took place at 7:30 PM on Christmas Day, the first thing the hacker did was reply to the real Elon Musk’s tweet: “Thank you for another great year! This feels a lot like Christmas.”
On top of that, the hacker went on to post a couple of tweets inviting crypto enthusiasts to a fake event, which included a “free crypto giveaway” in (BTC), (ETH), and the real Elon Musk’s beloved canine coin (DOGE). The hoax portrayed Elon Musk smiling and wearing a bandana, while the headline “Tesla (NASDAQ:) X Twitter: First Event” was meant to be as eye-catching as it gets.
Once a user presses on the link, it takes them to a phishing site where funds from crypto wallets can be easily siphoned in a few simple clicks. Phishing scams have been the go-to for internet scammers in 2022, with most of the biggest being tied to the Lazarus Group from North Korea.
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