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On July 15, 2020, between 20:00 and 22:00 UTC, 130 high-profile Twitter accounts were reportedly compromised by outside parties to promote a bitcoin scam. [1] [2] Twitter and other media sources confirmed that the perpetrators had gained access to Twitter's administrative tools so that they could alter the accounts themselves and post the tweets directly.
June: Over 1,000 accounts on multiplayer online game Roblox were hacked to display that they supported U.S. President Donald Trump. [148] July: The 2020 Twitter bitcoin scam occurred. July: User credentials of writing website Wattpad were stolen and leaked on a hacker forum. The database contained over 200 million records.
A demand of money is then made, though usually the scam is either a bluff (e.g. the scammer never intended to publish them) or the pictures/videos are published regardless even if the money is sent. [1] Sextortion (a portmanteau of sex and extortion) employs non-physical forms of coercion to extort sexual favors from the victim.
In a scam that might be reminiscent of a modern-day “Paper Moon,” Tatum O’Neal’s verified Twitter account has been hacked by a scammer who shills PlayStation 5 Video Game consoles. The ...
A popular video game streamer is receiving a wave of support from other online creators after he was identified in sexually explicit content that circulated across X over the weekend.
Scammers post profiles on dating websites, non-dating social media accounts, classified sites and even online forums to search for new victims. [10] [5] The scammer usually attempts to obtain a more private method of communication, such as an email or phone number, to build trust with the victim. [4] [11] [5]
Drake seemingly responded after an alleged NSFW video of himself made waves online. During his concert in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, February 9, Drake, 37, appeared to poke fun at the ...
Part of an online scam network. [1] [206] NY Evening News Nyeveningnews.com Per FactCheck.org. [7] [207] New York Times Post nytimespost.com Impostor site that plagiarizes CNBC stories. [12] NNettle.com NNettle.com Per PolitiFact. [1] now77news.com now77news.com Spread false claim about Charles Manson being granted parole in 2017. [208] NYC ...