Scammers impersonate crypto journalists with malicious Calendly links on X
Security experts issue warnings as malicious actors distribute fake Calendly bot clones on X, posing as crypto journalist s. According to an X post from blockchain security firm SlowMist, con artists are targeting Chinese-speaking victims by pretending to be crypto journalist s. The scammers send direct messages, including links that mimic the appearance of a legit Calendly bot, for scheduling interviews. SlowMist Security Alert Recently, victims have been phished by people pretending to be journalists. The scammer often spoke broken Chinese and sends a normal-looking Calendly link. However, upon clicking, the link’s name changes to “Calendly.”, with an additional dot. This… https://t.co/PN3sANKknH pic.twitter.com/Sy7WNNGTJv — SlowMist (@SlowMist_Team) January 8, 2024 However, once a victim grants authorization to the fake clone of the bot, they unwittingly give control of their X account, providing scammers with the ability to distribute phishing links through their po...