Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry’s Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate.

The article details several possibilities for how the account may have been compromised, highlighting the importance of strong passwords and multi-factor authentication for securing social media accounts, especially for celebrities with large followings.

  • Sprokes@jlai.lu
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    Every celebrity/rich has a foundation. And they make you believe that they do it to help the poor.

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      He had a foundation for helping people with addiction issues. By all accounts he was very committed and proud and it helped a lot of people but you continue making generalisations and insensitive suggestions.

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          How exactly do you expect actors to make movies and TV shows and not become famous? Every show and movie has new people, most of them who can’t act?

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          Your thinking is so interesting that I need to learn the way you think. Please answer this if you don’t mind: If someone who are good at what they are doing are garbage, how do you define those that are not good at what they are doing?