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Late Actor Matthew Perry's Twitter Hacked: Fake Charity Plea Targets Fans with Cryptocurrency Scam (www.bitdefender.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Squire1039@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 0 points 8 months ago (22 children)

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.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (20 children)

Then you're in trouble.

You can easily be watched by police when you're using cryptocurrency, so an entire surveillance state should have no problem.

https://time.com/6239364/crypto-criminals-andy-greenberg/

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town -4 points 8 months ago (19 children)

Not all blockchains are public.

[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sorry but if it is available for anyone to use its public, you can't use a blockchain currency without downloading and referencing the block chain. Something that can NOT be changed by you or I

Replace blockchain with ledger, because that is what it is. It is no more secure than using a fucking bank card.

Seriously how fucking stupid are all of you people?

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Do me a favor and look up Monero Ring CT and stealth addresses. It's not totally private, but if you are one of sixteen, there is a very low chance of being identified, and the more transactions away you are, the lower the chance of being identified properly. Also, full membership proofs are in the works, which would make the possible transaction part of every other transaction on the chain up until that point. And there won't be a way to easily trace.

Edit: i did the work for you.

RingCT: https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/ringCT.html

Stealth address: https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/stealthaddress.html

Ring signatures: https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/ringsignatures.html

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