The hackers attempted to lure people into a crypto scam using a 2018 video of the Apple CEO.
Hackers are not relenting in their quest to exploit unsuspecting cryptocurrency investors into giving up their funds. Since the 2017 crypto boom, several antics have been used to cart away people’s crypto assets, ranging from rug pulls to hacking and using the social media accounts of popular figures worldwide to defraud unsuspecting investors.
In a recent development, bad actors were seen live streaming an old interview of Apple CEO on YouTube and tweaking the video to lure viewers to a cryptocurrency scam.
Details of the Scam
The video used was originally posted in 2018 during a CNN video of Tim Cook, Apple CEO. However, the bad actors tweaked the video and embedded all sorts of crypto-related and Apple descriptions to make unsuspecting victims believe Apple was launching a crypto project.
For instance, the title has several strange keywords, which read “Apple Event Live. CEO of Apple Tim Cook: Apple & Metaverse in 2022.” Apparently, the scammers chose those keywords to attract people’s attention to the crypto scam.
Furthermore, the description also contained some Apple keywords with a link that, when opened, would take a potential victim to a shady-looking cryptocurrency site.
The video was also not spared. The CNN logo was covered with the text “Apple Crypto Event 2022.” Another text, “URGENT NEWS,” was added at the bottom of…
