Scammers have hacked the X (previously Twitter) account of Microsoft India and are reportedly impersonating GameStop pumper Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, to share crypto pockets drainers.
Late on Monday, the Microsoft India account began reposting movies from Roaring Kitty’s account to its 211,000 followers whereas additionally replying to particular person accounts with fraudulent crypto airdrops.
The replies begin with “In honor of our return, we decided to launch Presale….” earlier than sharing a hyperlink to a pretend Roaring Kitty web site the scammers declare will permit customers to purchase GameStop (GME) crypto in a pre-sale.
To assist the scammer’s credibility, the account additionally boasts a golden checkmark that declares the account ‘official.’ In accordance to Bleeping Laptop, anybody linking their crypto pockets to the fraudulent web site will lose all of their funds to the scammer’s pockets drainer.
The scammers are presumably masquerading as Roaring Kitty in an effort to capitalize on the latest hype surrounding Gill’s social media return and the impact it seems to have had on GameStop buying and selling.
Memes posted by Gill to X final month look to have triggered a surge in GME inventory buying and selling and altcoins whereas additionally pumping a crypto made with the GME ticker that now has a 24-hour quantity of roughly $324 million.
His most up-to-date put up, a reverse uno card, garnered 11 million views and over 79,000 likes on X. Shortly after the put up, GME shares rose from $22.91 to over $40.00.
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On the identical day, Gill revealed his portfolio on Reddit with $115 million in GameStop inventory and ~$66 million in GameStop name choices.
The Microsoft account’s final fraudulent put up was 9 hours in the past. The profile image has since modified from the Roaring Kitty picture to the default picture and the username is about to a singular full cease. It’s unclear if the account remains to be within the palms of the crypto scammers or not and Protos has reached out to Microsoft for extra info.
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