In the seventeenth episode of “”CyberGuardian360,”” we delve into the Twitter Bitcoin Scam of 2020, a high-profile cyber incident that shook the foundations of social media security by targeting some of the most influential figures online. This episode explores the startling breach that unfolded in July 2020, when the Twitter accounts of renowned personalities like Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, and others were compromised in a coordinated cryptocurrency scam. The attackers used these high-profile accounts to tweet out a deceptive message, urging followers to send Bitcoin to a specified address with the false promise of doubling their money. This sophisticated social engineering attack not only exploited Twitter’s internal systems and employee privileges but also raised over $100,00
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