Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry’s Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate.

The article details several possibilities for how the account may have been compromised, highlighting the importance of strong passwords and multi-factor authentication for securing social media accounts, especially for celebrities with large followings.

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      8 months ago

      Biggest scams are done in USD. The big part of not falling for a scam is doing your due diligence and people are adults and should be treated as such.

      • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Biggest scams are done in USD.

        That’s because USD is widely used.

        Crypto isn’t widely used and it still has scams worth millions. Cryptwats are 🤡🤡🤡

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          8 months ago

          At most a couple thousand. Ive been using crypto for ~10 years now and by doing my homework and not jumping on hype trains have not been scammed.

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            8 months ago

            I haven’t yet sent my life savings to a Nigerian prince, so there are no scams.