On June 2, Mira Murati, OpenAI CTO, promoted to her verified Twitter account a ‘scam’ cryptocurrency airdrop. The account tweeted a suspicious link promising $OPENAI token to eligible users.
Mira Murati, with a verified Twitter account and over 120,000 followers. The post garnered 79,600 views and received 83 retweets in one hour before being taken down.
The author made sure to restrict who can reply to the post. This is to avoid others’ warning that the link was a scam.
The website linked in the tweet is remarkably well-crafted, resembling the layout and design of a legitimate project called ChainGPT. The scammers made minor modifications, primarily prompting users to connect a cryptocurrency wallet.
Twitter Security Issue
According to a security researcher at blockchain security firm Beosin, the website employs a crypto wallet draining kit. This tool entices visitors into signing requests, posing a potential security threat.
“Once the request is signed, the attacker will transfer NFTs and ERC-20 tokens out of the victim’s wallet,” Beosin’s researcher added.
On the other hand, a Twitter account with a blue check had shared a false image of black-smoke burning near the Pentagon. According to NPR’s post, the image is probably AI generated and circulated the Twitter like a storm.
Twitter accounts with blue checks signify that the holder is a verified or legitimate entity. Anyone can have a blue check on their Twitter account by paying a monthly subscription.
Among the accounts with verified badges that shared the misleading image of the Pentagon, one was impersonating Bloomberg News. At the same time, the genuine account of the Kremlin-linked Russian news service RT also shared the image.
