
The official Microsoft India X account, which has over 211,000 followers, was hijacked by scammers. The hackers used the account to impersonate meme stock trader Roaring Kitty and promoted fake airdrops and pre-sales of Gamestop (GME) cryptocurrency. The incident involved directing users to malicious websites under the guise of offering cryptocurrency deals and posting crypto spam.
UPDATE: SCAMMERS HIJACKED OFFICIAL MICROSOFT INDIA TWITTER ACCOUNT TO IMPERSONATE ROARING KITTY TO PROMOTE FAKE GAMESTOP CRYPTOCURRENCY PRE-SALE
Scammers hijacked the official Microsoft India Twitter account with more than 211,000 followers, imitating meme stock trader Roaring Kitty and directing users to malicious websites claiming to offer a pre-sale of Gamestop (GME) cryptocurrency. https://t.co/vLZHH7rqSy
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