Filipino Musicians’ YouTube Accounts Hacked to Promote XRP Scam

Several Filipino musicians’ YouTube accounts have been hacked and are now promoting an XRP scam. On July 15, numerous accounts belonging to renowned musicians in the Philippines were observed promoting a deepfake video of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicting that XRP might reach $4. Such scams typically direct victims to phishing websites to steal their funds. A report from the local media outlet Bitpinas revealed that the YouTube pages for the local band Ben&Ben, boyband SB19, and musician Rico Blanco were all compromised. Filipino musicians’ YouTube accounts seen promoting XRP scam Ben&Ben, a nine-piece pop band with over 3 million

Source: CryptoIntelligence