Some of the largest and most influential Twitter accounts in the world were hacked earlier today to promote fake Bitcoin giveaways. But eagle eyed Reddit users have spotted a series of hidden messages in transactions sent to the Bitcoin wallet at the centre of the scam.
Prominent accounts targeted in the Twitter attack included Joe Biden, Elon Musk, George Wallace, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Wiz Khalifa, Warren Buffett, Mike Bloomberg, Barack Obama, and Jeff Bezos. The accounts were hacked with a message promising that if users sent BTC a particular address they’d get a 2:1 return.
According to blockchain data, a user sent 0.00005348 Bitcoin (BTC) — roughly half a dollar in seven different transactions to the BTC wallet associated with the Twitter hack. The yet to be identified sender spent 0.00121639 BTC in transaction fees — $11.19 — to send the following message:
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Transaction Outputs As Text
You Take Risk When Use Bitcoin
For Your Twitter Game
Bitcoin is Traceable
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