Bitcoin.org Hacked, Showing Sign of "Double Return Bitcoin" in Gift Scam
Annie Li Sep 23, 2021 09:00
Bitcoin.org, an open-source and peer-to-peer platform focused on bitcoin development, was hacked this Thursday morning by showing bitcoin's giveaway activities.
Bitcoin.org, a peer-to-peer (P2P) and open-source platform focused on bitcoin development was hacked this Thursday morning by showing bitcoin's giveaway activities.
Starting at about 05:44 UTC on Thursday, a sign of "This website cannot be accessed" displayed on the Bitcoin.org website.
After that, an aside window popped up on the Bitcoin.org homepage, asking users to deliver Bitcoins to a dedicated address with an attached QR code and address, and claimed that it would be returned in double in the future.
Reportedly, the hacking was targeting the bitcoin foundation, claiming that the first 10,000 users to transfer money will get the "reward" in double return.
Bitcoin.org is not affiliated with the Bitcoin Foundation, but the site often appears when users search for bitcoin on search engines.
At present, the direct URL of the website cannot be accessed, and other subpages cannot operate normally.
The user is promised a doubled false promise through false gift fraud after transferring encrypted assets to this wallet address, causing the user to lose the transferred bitcoin.
According to the data on the chain, the receiving address has received 0.4 BTC in the past few hours, with a total value of more than $17,700.
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