Security News > 2021 > February > Twitter scammers earned over $145k this week in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge
Cryptocurrency scammers have made at least $145,000 this week by promoting fake giveaways through hacked verified Twitter accounts.
At the time, these scams pulled in a massive $580,000 in cryptocurrency over a one-week period.
MalwareHunterTeam, who has been monitoring these scams, has told BleepingComputer that the scammers continue to hack verified Twitter accounts with no sign of letting up.
From the list of examples MalwareHunter shared with BleepingComputer, we have determined that the scammers have made at least $145,000 this week alone.
The Ethereum giveaway scams did well for the scammers too, earning them $51,758.
As many of the sites associated with these scams switch to different URLs and cryptocurrency addresses, the scammers likely made much more this week.