Major European film group hacked to promote Bitcoin scam on Twitter

Another day on Twitter, another Elon Musk cryptocurrency giveaway scam. The official account of Pathé, the world’s second oldest operating film company and Europe’s second largest studio, has been hacked to spread malicious Bitcoin giveaway links. To dupe users out of their cryptocurrency, the hackers promise to double the investment of anyone who sends a small amount of Bitcoin to their wallet. The hackers also updated Pathé’s account to impersonate Elon Musk, perhaps in an effort to lend more credibility to the fake giveaway. It appears Pathé has since been able to reclaim its account and delete the tweet. It has also…

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