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Twitter Says the Bitcoin Scam Wave Came From Third-party App

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Twitter has confirmed the series of cryptocurrency-related hackings on its platform originated from a third-party software provider – and not its own system. In an email to Hard Fork, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed attackers exploited a third-party marketing solution to blast fake Bitcoin giveaway links from a slew of verified accounts, including Google and Target. […]

Official Google Account Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Scam on Twitter

Cryptocurrency Hacker

In the latest in a string of cryptocurrency-related hackings on Twitter, attackers have breached an official Google account to promote a Bitcoin giveaway scam to its over 800,000 followers. Hard Fork has yet to confirm for how long the tweet remained on G Suite’s feed, but it was no less than 11 minutes. Google has […]