Crypto scammers posing as real brands on X are easily hacking YouTubers Ashley Belanger | usagoldmines.com

For months, popular fighting game YouTubers have been under attack. Even the seemingly most cautious among them have been duped by sophisticated phishing attacks that hack their accounts to push cryptocurrency scams by convincingly appearing to offer legitimate sponsorships from established brands.

These scams often start with bad actors seemingly taking over verified accounts on X (formerly Twitter) with substantial followings and then using them to impersonate marketing managers at real brands who can be easily found on LinkedIn.

The fake X accounts go to great lengths to appear legitimate. They link to brands’ actual websites and populate feeds with histories seemingly spanning decades by re-posting brands’ authentic posts.

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