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.

  • 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.

      • bob_lemon@feddit.de
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        8 months ago

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