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.

  • Psythik
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    2 years ago

    The fact that people are still saying things like this about crypto—even after ETF approval—is proof that it’s still early. By the time the average person realizes what’s been going on with Bitcoin, it’ll be too late for you.

    I’ve already tripled my initial investment from a year ago, and we’re just only getting started.

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        2 years ago

        Then invest in ETH instead. It uses proof of stake instead of proof of work.

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          You are proof that the only people interested in crypto do it to try and become rich.

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            2 years ago

            That user only represents some of crypto. There are others like myself who are not in it to get rich, but to maintain sovereignty in a surveillance state and dystopian world such as we are heading for.

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              You assume that crypto is some “honest” and “for the people” currency system because its all documented in the blockchain, when in reality it is gamed by big banks, investors and scammers just like other financial tool where a lot of money is involved and no or insufficiant regulations are in place. If Elon tweets “you can no longer buy tesla withy bitcoin”, your savings will loose a lot of value over night.

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            Next you’re probably going to claim people who go to work just do it for the money.

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            2 years ago

            Well obviously. Why bother elsewise?

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            None whatsoever. I’m staking ETH right now. It’s free money.

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      Just so you know, one of the most common tactics in a scam is to convince the target that they must “act fast or the opportunity will be over!”

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      I can’t tell whether you’re a real crypto person or not. Real crypto people don’t believe in ETFs because you’re not holding your own keys. So it sounds like you are just in it to make more fiat, which is bullshit. But I could be wrong about you.

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        That’s why I don’t buy ETFs. Never said I did. Keep it all in a hardware wallet, only leaving enough on an exchange for day-to-day transactions.

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        2 years ago

        You’re just upset that I made money.