Криптомошенники снова используют дипфейк Илона Маска для кражи криптовалют

cryptonews.ruPubblicato 2021-12-16Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-09-16

На YouTube появился фейковый канал Tesla, распространяющий видеоролик с участием Илона Маска, который якобы ведет дебаты с Дональдом Трампом. Мошенники обещают пользователям бесплатную раздачу BTC, ETH, DOGE и USDT.

Видеоролик собрал уже более 60 000 просмотров. В так называемой прямой трансляции присутствовали кадры выступления Илона Маска (Elon Musk) на заводе перед аудиторией. При поверхностном просмотре видео выглядит довольно убедительно. Однако если присмотреться внимательнее, можно заметить, что движения рта «Илона Маска» не соответствуют произносимым словам. Кроме того, у настоящего верифицированного канала Tesla на YouTube более 2,6 млн подписчиков, а не 31,5 тыс.

Видео имеет провокационный заголовок: «НОВОСТИ В ПРЯМОМ ЭФИРЕ: Илон Маск присоединился к Дональду Трампу в жарких дебатах с Камалой Харрис!». Сначала злоумышленники попытались создать видимость, будто Маск обсуждал с Трампом проблемы, связанные с регулированием и потреблением электроэнергии при добыче криптовалют. А затем аферисты попытались заманить зрителей на фишинговый сайт, пообещав раздать криптовалюты в удвоенном количестве, которое зависит от отправленной ими суммы.

«Сейчас вы станете свидетелями абсолютно уникального события, которое полностью изменит вашу веру в криптовалюты и, возможно, даже вашу жизнь. Прямо сейчас мы удвоим вашу криптовалюту», — заявил дипфейковый Илон Маск.

Мошенники уже не впервые крадут криптовалюты, используя изображение Илона Маска. В июле они похитили $28 500, сфабриковав онлайн-трансляцию выступления Маска на конференции Bitcoin 2024, где он якобы обещает бесплатную раздачу криптовалют.

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