Bitcoin Giveaway Scam Balloons, with Google the Latest Victim

Bitcoin Giveaway Scam Balloons, with Google the Latest Victim
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  • Google’s official G Suite Twitter account, which has more than 800,000 followers, on Tuesday became the latest victim of an increasingly widespread Bitcoin scam, according to researchers.
  • The fraudulent message, which was visible on the account’s home page and in its feeds for about 10 minutes according to reports, also purported to make a legitimate announcement that Google’s G Suite now accepts cryptocurrency as a means of payment.
  • There, the fake tweet advertised a $5,000 BTC giveaway (around $31 million).
  • Also this week, the scammers (it’s unclear if these are all carried out by the same actors) hit the official accounts of the Indian Consulate in Frankfurt, IT consultancy Capgemini, the Consulate General of India in Germany, California state senator Ben Allen and Israeli politician Rachel Azaria, with similar hacks and fake tweets, according to reports .
  • He added in a blog post that Twitter should make two-step verification via a third-party app like Google Authenticator mandatory for verified accounts.


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