{"id":9733,"date":"2022-05-24T23:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/?p=9733"},"modified":"2024-02-19T21:50:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T18:50:42","slug":"new-trick-steal-cryptos-celebrities-deepfakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/cs\/2022\/05\/24\/new-trick-steal-cryptos-celebrities-deepfakes\/","title":{"rendered":"New trick to steal your cryptos: celebrities + deepfakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even during a bearish cryptocurrency market, scammers and hackers are lurking in the shadows of the Internet. Now, they\u2019re using legit videos of different celebrities (Elon Musk, especially) to transform them into deepfakes and steal their cryptos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, they\u2019re using AI deep learning technology to create fake videos and faces<\/strong> (deepfakes<\/a>).<\/strong> This way, the public ends up seeing and listening to some important celebrities talking about, and promoting, fraudulent investment platforms. Once the potential users believe in the videos, they\u2019re more inclined to transfer their crypto to scammers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Deepfake-cryptos-scam-BitVex\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is the case of the platform BitVex, described by Bleeping Computer<\/a>. On their webpage, BitVex promises daily payments thanks to supposed trading with Forex and cryptocurrencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBitVex investment platform combines trading with daily payments and margin trading on Forex with cryptocurrencies, which makes it possible to increase your investment portfolio (…) BitVex investment platform offers a wide range of trading contracts. Trading contracts with payments in the most popular and proven cryptocurrencies, as well as with the possibility of withdrawing in USDT stablecoin, a fixed on the dollar.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

However, the red flags start in the webpage itself: it\u2019s quite simple, without any professional design. Besides, they state that Elon Musk<\/a> is their CEO, and also include Changpeng Zhao (Binance CEO) and Cathie Wood (Ark Invest CEO) on the team \u2014without any specific roles. There\u2019s no other information about the platform itself<\/strong> (no more team members, no terms and conditions, no social media, and no other resources).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stealing cryptos with deepfakes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The official website of BitVex doesn\u2019t produce much trust, but the fake videos they prepared could catch some unaware investors. By using deep learning, it\u2019s possible to change images and faces in movement, making it look like the people appearing in the video are the original ones, talking about something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authors behind BitVex prepared some deepfakes of Elon Musk, Cathie Wood, Brad Garlinghouse (Ripple CEO<\/a>), Michael Saylor (MicroStrategy CEO), and Charles Hoskinson (Zakladatel Cardana<\/a>). All of them are (supposedly) promoting BitVex as a good investment platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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