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Researchers at Duo Security Claim to Have Exposed 15,000 Crypto Scam Bots on Twitter | Crowdfund Insider

Published on Aug 7, 2018

Researchers at digital security firm Duo Security claim to have uncovered, "a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam botnet consisting of at least 15,000 bots," broadcasting cryptocurrency giveaway and other scams on Twitter. The company made the claim in a paper released yesterday, two days ahead of a presentation they will give on tomorrow at the Black Hat USA digital security conference being held this week in Las Vegas.