The Twitter account of one of India’s leading news channels – News24 – fell victim to a recent cryptocurrency scheme. Hackers breached their security to post phishing links of a fake XRP drop, urging people to click through and potentially get scammed.
Crypto scammers have already compromised Indian Prime Minister – Narendra Modi’s Twitter account and profiles of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Indian Council for Global Affairs (ICWA) and Mann Deshi Mahila Bank.
The latest victim in India
Malefactors took over News24’s Twitter account and posted counterfeit Ripple events, such as an XRP airdrop. They attached compromised links regarding and even featured the image of Ripple’s CEO – Brad Galinghouse – to gain people’s trust.
Needless to say, there was no such airdrop, hinting that some of News24’s 1.4 million subscribers may have fallen victim to the scam.
Some fake ads are still visible on the outlet’s Twitter account, meaning he either didn’t notice the issue or struggled to deal with the attackers.
India has recently become a hotbed for such scams. The Pirates compromise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official Twitter profile at the end of 2021 and published a malicious message that the country has adopted bitcoin as legal tender and the government has purchased 500 BTC, which will be distributed to the people.
It is still unclear how many people fell victim to the scam, but the number could have been significant, given that Modi has over 87 million subscribers.
The Bad Actors stepped in again a month later, violate the security of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and Mann Deshi Mahila Bank Twitter accounts. They shared several tweets featuring Elon Musk, who apparently promoted cryptocurrencies.
Arbitrum fake drops
As CryptoPotato recently reportedCryptocurrency participants should beware of another scam related to Ethereum’s Layer 2 scaling solution – Arbitrum.
The scammers have flooded the space with fake project airdrops and phishing websites which clicking can lead to financial loss for the users. News Arbitrum DAO said it detected more than 270 such sites.
Remind that the actual airdrop of the ARB token will take place March 23. Consumers can see all the necessary details and check their eligibility here.
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