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Late Actor Matthew Perry's Twitter Hacked: Fake Charity Plea Targets Fans with Cryptocurrency Scam (www.bitdefender.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Except we're not trying to convince people to buy in to money so that we can cash out. Money doesn't only increase in value by getting more people to buy in to it. I'll grant you the defined value of a dollar is nebulous, but it's not even remotely a ponzi scheme. Where crypto is, definitionally, a ponzi scheme. It sounds like you bought in to it, you probably want to cash out before you lose any more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meanwhile the feds continue to print money therefore devaluing it. Meanwhile you’ve been convinced that the best way to get paid is through fiat.

You haven’t the slightest clue about anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All currency is made up. But people who aren't fucking crazy at least trust the dollar. No one not invested in crypto already trusts it for shit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You’re talking straight out of your ass

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh no, exactly the opposite. I want to put more in because I use it as a currency. In fact, I just bought my groceries with it today. I also pay for my insurance, cell phone bill, and several other bills every single month with it, and have been doing so for over a year now. I use it how it was meant to be used.