![]() ![]() When the user enters the username and password they were given, they are taken into the stranger’s account, where there really is the specified amount. ![]() When going to the domain shared by the stranger, the victim ends up on a site claiming to be an investment platform. There is also a monetary reward offered for helping. The message also specifies the domain, as well as their username and password. In a direct message, the stranger will say they are having trouble accessing their account on a cryptocurrency exchange and wants help withdrawing a certain amount of cryptocurrency from his wallet. However, to help the stranger, victims are encouraged to create and pay for a VIP account on the scam domain, leading to them losing their coins. Kaspersky researchers uncovered the scam, which asks users for help to withdraw hundreds of thousands of dollars from the crypto account of a stranger on Twitter. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.A new spam campaign is spreading across Twitter and is stealing cryptocurrency of affected users. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account Diksha Madhok contributed to this report. It has yet to be presented in the current parliamentary session. India’s finance ministry did not respond to questions from CNN Business about the bill last month. The bill didn’t specify what is meant by “private” cryptocurrencies, so it’s not clear whether that applies to the world’s most heavily traded coins, including bitcoin and ethereum. ![]() That language leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Last month, Modi’s government said that it was preparing to introduce a bill that would “prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India.” But the description of the bill also says it would allow for “certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses.” India has even recently entertained the idea of a ban on crypto. In September, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender and last month, the country’s president Nayib Bukele said he planned to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City” - funded initially by Bitcoin-backed bonds. India does not recognize Bitcoin as legal tender. Modi has more than 70 million followers on Twitter - among the most of any world leader. Marta Lavandier/APīitcoin's self-proclaimed inventor largely prevails in trial over stash worth $54 billion Craig Wright, who claims to have created Bitcoin, arrives at court in Miami last month.
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