Twitter has been under a constant attack from a large of spambots, publicizing bitcoin giveaways. The modus operandi of these bots is to hijack verified accounts of celebrities or renowned brands and ask their followers to send a small amount of bitcoin or other any other cryptocurrency with hollow promises of much bigger bonuses in return.
Restored now, but wow, @gsuite. This is happening frequently enough that Twitter really needs to make a statement on how it’s happening IMHO. What advice are they giving people on how to avoid this? https://t.co/Cx96mIKnWj
— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 13, 2018
Now @gsuite is also hacked & promoted by @Twitter ??@fs0c131y @TwitterSupport
— UdaanTappu™ (@UdaanTappu) November 13, 2018
The 1st version of my “Crypto Scam Hunter” is working. Every 4h, the bot will publish a message like this one for the hacked verified accounts who are promoting crypto scam. Stay tune! https://t.co/wnJ2XQ2VXN
— Baptiste Robert (@fs0c131y) November 13, 2018
