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Fake SpaceX YouTube channels scam viewers out of $150K in bitcoin

Three YouTube channels that were previously known as ‘Juice TV,’ ‘Right Human,’ and ‘MaximSakulevich’ have been hijacked and renamed to ‘SpaceX Live’ The channels are now live streaming live recordings of Elon Musk being interviewed or a SpaceX conference. One channel is asking users to send in bitcoins to the address 1ELonMUSK14JSGNYAcPJNqubuFByZPyjcj, which has received 29 bitcoin transactions totaling 4.08 BTC. This amount is equivalent to $39,840.18 at current prices. The other channel using the bitcoin address 3EtrSPskMRgwEEE9onLdmwcAFqaH9jj9rM and has done far better.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-spacex-youtube-channels-scam-viewers-out-of-150k-in-bitcoin/

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