Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, a smartphone company, said his Twitter account had been compromised via a third-party app called IFTTT. The Swedish entrepreneur warned his followers not to fall for the scam, which invites them to participate in an Initial Coin Offering for a fake new cryptocurrency. The fraudulent tweet spreading the scam was sent from his verified account for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon. Pei urged his followers to not share any personal information with the cryptocurrency accounts that are claiming to be from his startup Nothing.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/oneplus-co-founder-carl-pei-targeted-in-twitter-hack-a-16739