TikTok scammers used Elon Musk's image to steal bitcoins
Date: 2023-09-19 Author: Karina Ziganova Categories: IN WORLD
According to the publication, videos are posted hourly. In them, Musk allegedly gives interviews to major publications and offers to go to a certain site where the distribution is taking place.
Hundreds of pages have been created by attackers, for example, posing as crypto exchanges.
Most videos use very similar website domains: bitoxies.com, Moonexio.com, altgetxio.com, cratopex.com.
The publication's journalists checked one of the distributions: they created an account on the platform and entered the promotional code indicated in the TikTok video. After that, they were promised that bitcoins would be credited to their account.
In the screenshot below you can see that 0.34 BTC (~$9000) appeared on the wallet. Despite this, when trying to withdraw them, the user was first required to deposit 0.005 BTC (about $132) and activate the account.
Some websites ask for KYC information, which can be used by cybercriminals to hack other legitimate accounts.
On September 10, unknown persons gained control of Vitalik Buterin’s X-account and posted a scam post with phishing. The estimated amount of damage exceeded $691,000. Buterin himself clarified that the attackers replaced his SIM card.
