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Steve Wozniak – the co-founder of Apple Computers – has filed a suit against popular video-streaming website YouTube for allowing bitcoin scammers to use his likeness in their fraudulent advertising.Steve Wozniak Takes Legal ActionThus far, the scam in question is believed to have garnered millions of dollars from users all around the world. While Wozniak is at the center of the lawsuit, the case is a class-action suit that also involves as many as 17 additional victims of the scam who claim...

On Wednesday, July 15, Twitter accounts belonging to prominent individuals, including Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and a number of crypto industry executives, were commandeered by hackers who allegedly gained access to internal content moderation tools.A scam was posted requesting Bitcoin to get double the returns. The news went global, and the uninformed crypto detractors blamed Bitcoin once again, though markets did not react, and the price of the asset was...

It’s been about a week since the incident occurred, and yet news outlets still can’t seem to get enough of the Twitter bitcoin hack that took place last Wednesday.The Twitter BTC Hack Just Gets Bigger and BiggerThe incident is one of the most profound and notorious in bitcoin’s short, yet significant history. Several high-profile Twitter accounts belonging to politicians, celebrities and musicians such as Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kanye West and Elon Musk were hijacked by cyber...

The recent Twitter bitcoin hack could arguably be one of the biggest stories of the year surrounding the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency by market cap, but for most traders, the event is just another situation to be chalked up in the bitcoin history books and forgotten.Bitcoin Has Hardly Been AffectedDespite all the press surrounding the hack, traders don’t seem to care much about what occurred, and the price of bitcoin really hasn’t been affected. In fact, despite a marginal...

The recent Twitter bitcoin hack has put the world’s most popular cryptocurrency at something of an impasse. On one hand, the currency was designed to be fully decentralized. On the other, if law enforcement agencies don’t get more involved, there’s a good chance we’ll see events like this occur time and time again.Twitter Has Stirred the Attention of Many AgenciesLast week, the world was shocked when some of the most high-profile Twitter accounts – those belonging to former president Barack...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that it is launching an investigation into the recent Twitter hack that saw more than 130 accounts compromised for the purpose of obtaining BTC from unsuspecting users.The FBI Is Taking Control of ThingsThe attack occurred last Wednesday and saw the likes of former president Barack Obama, former vice president Joe Biden, Bill Gates and Elon Musk among others having their social media accounts hijacked. The attackers then put out messages...

New information has come about the latest bitcoin hack involving some of the world’s most high-profile Twitter accounts. Now, the social media giant is saying that as many as eight separate accounts had all their information downloaded by the hijackers.New Information Regarding Twitter Hack Has Come AboutThe attack occurred on Wednesday of this week. Politicians, actors and other well-known celebrities had their social media accounts hacked for the purpose of obtaining bitcoin from...

The weekend turns out to be a rather boring one again for Bitcoin’s price as the asset continues hovering at about $9,150.However, the fluctuations within the altcoin market attract attention, with numerous double-digit gainers, led by Binance’s most recent acquisition – Swipe.Twitter Hack And BitcoinAfter the blatant Twitter hack earlier this week, the situation around the social media giant continues to unfold daily. The FBI initiated an extensive investigation, and now recent reports...

Following news of the recent bitcoin hack, Twitter has announced that it is banning all messages and tweets that post cryptocurrency addresses.Twitter Says “No” to Crypto AddressesThe hack occurred roughly three days ago. Twitter – one of the largest and most prominent social media platforms across the globe – saw accounts for several high-profile individuals such as former president Barack Obama, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk hacked and overtaken by...

Bitcoin has reached something of a pinnacle in its short, yet significant existence. Recently, the currency was put to the test through a Twitter hack that saw the overtaking of some of the highest-ranking social media accounts to lure unsuspecting victims into a digital trap, and yet despite everything that’s happened, the currency is remaining strong and resilient.Bitcoin Has Grown in Strength Despite Twitter FiascoThe Twitter hack saw the likes of former president Barack Obama, Joe Biden,...