Cryptocurrency scammers have made at least $145,000 this week by promoting fake giveaways through hacked verified Twitter accounts. At the time, these scams pulled in a massive $580,000 in cryptocurrency over a one-week period. The attackers target verified accounts with thousands, if not millions, of followers. They then tweet fake giveaway scams from well-known people or companies, such as Elon Musk, Tesla, Gemini Exchange, and more recently, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Social Capital.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twitter-scammers-earned-over-145k-this-week-in-bitcoin-ethereum-doge/