In recent days, a crypto scam using a verified SpaceX profile and a deepfake of Elon Musk was promoted on YouTube.
Woow! A verified @YouTube account is impersonating @SpaceX’s account and airing a livestream about the solar eclipse. The stream shows a deepfake of Elon Musk asking users to scan a QR code on the screen and deposit cryptocurrencies to have them doubled. 95K users are watching… pic.twitter.com/A0B5XiAfUg
— Mysk (@mysk_co) April 8, 2024
Although there are almost scams every day, in this specific case there were at least two peculiar elements that made it particularly difficult to recognize as such.
SpaceX: the crypto scam with a deepfake of Elon Musk
The first convincing element was the fact that a verified YouTube channel called SpaceX was being used, complete with an identical logo to the official one.
Since the scam was promoted during a live stream dedicated to the solar eclipse the day before yesterday, the scammers must have organized everything we
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