.bgarlinghouse has taken note of countless cryptocurrency scams
The cryptocurrency boss says that he cannot believe that he still has to report his impersonators.U.Today has been covering recent cases of verified Twitter accounts being compromised in order to promote fake XRP giveaways that are meant to part the holders of the token with their money.On Sunday, the official Twitter account of famous Spanish vocalist Bertín Osborne was hijacked to impersonate Garlinghouse.
Official government accounts are also not safe from scammers. In early September, the Twitter account of Oman’s Indian embassyWithin the same month, the official Twitter account of the CoinDCX account was compromised in a similar way. In his tweet, Garlinghouse has noted that other popular cryptocurrency personalities have also suffered from bots, with Ethereum co-founderGarlinghouse claims that “thousands” are being taken advantage of by scammers on social media.
Ripple took video hosting giant YouTube to court over its inability to delete fraudulent videos with Garlinghouse, but it then ended up settling the lawsuit.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
XRP Scammers Hijack Account of Famous Spanish MusicianScammers continue to hack popular Twitter accounts in order to impersonate Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse
Read more »
New ERCOT CEO's first priority is restoring trust. Fixing the grid is more complicated.Vegas was named CEO in August, replacing interim CEO Brad Jones, who took the helm after...
Read more »
Ripple: CryptoLaw Founder Says SEC Seeks to Control Narrative with Term 'Crypto Securities'CryptoLaw founder criticizes the SEC's newly coined term, 'crypto securities' Ripple XRPArmy RippleXRP XRPCommunity XRPHolders
Read more »
ERCOT's New CEO: You Shouldn't Even Have to Think About Texas' Power GridNew ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas starts work Monday overseeing Texas’ beleaguered electricity grid, aiming to make it so reliable that Texans don’t think about it, even in frigid or scorching temperatures. Vegas, 49, comes to an agency that continues to absorb blame for the catastrophic February 2021 winter storm. More than 200 Texans died, according to official estimates, although others put that…
Read more »
Is the Houston-to-Dallas bullet train still happening? Critics are demanding proof of life.Since its former CEO left in June, the company has said it is securing financing, but shown little other signs of life, beyond a July 8 statement after the Texas Supreme Court affirmed its right to use eminent domain to acquire property.
Read more »
Diageo CEO Menezes says spirits maker is replenishing waterDiageo Plc CEO Ivan Menezes said on Monday in an interview at the Reuters Impact conference that the maker of Guinness beer is replenishing water in stressed areas it operates in, including in India by 2024.
Read more »