Security News > 2023 > November > Bloomberg Crypto X account snafu leads to Discord phishing attack

The official Twitter account for Bloomberg Crypto was used earlier today to redirect users to a deceptive website that stole Discord credentials in a phishing attack.
As first spotted by crypto fraud investigator ZachXBT, the profile contained a link to a Telegram channel with 14,000 members, further pushing visitors to join a fake Bloomberg Discord server with 33,968 members.
"Join the Bloomberg Crypto Discord Server! Check out the Bloomberg Crypto community on Discord - hang out with 33975 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat."
After clicking the link to 'verify' their account, the potential victims are prompted by the AltDentifiers phishing website to verify with Discord, aiming to steal their Discord login credentials.
The malicious link was removed from the Bloomberg Crypto X/Twitter account 30 minutes after ZachXBT's initial tweet.
Update: Revised the article to reflect that Bloomberg's Crypto account led to an old abandoned Telegram channel, hijacked as part of a phishing scheme.
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