Elon Musk Imposter Hacks UK Cabinet Minister’s Account, Promotes Crypto Scam

Elon Musk Imposter Hacks UK Cabinet Minister’s Account, Promotes Crypto Scam

On Christmas Day, another parliament member of the United Kingdom was targeted in a Twitter crypto scam. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan found her Twitter pic changed to Elon Musk’s current profile picture.
As the cyber attack took place at 7:30 PM on Christmas Day, the first thing the hacker did was reply to the real Elon Musk’s tweet: “Thank you for another great year! This feels a lot like Christmas.” 
On top of that, the hacker went on to post a couple of tweets inviting crypto enthusiasts to a fake event, which included a “free crypto giveaway” in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and the real Elon Musk’s beloved canine coin Dogecoin (DOGE). The hoax portrayed Elon Musk smiling and wearing a bandana, while the headline “Tesla X Twitter: First Event” was meant to be as eye-catching as it gets.
Once a user presses on the link, it takes them to a phishing site where funds from crypto wallets can be easily siphoned in a few simple clicks. Phishing scams have

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