According to the latest information , Bitcoin.org, the oldest website about Bitcoin , was hacked. It is stated that the attack was made for a giveaway scam.
Site visitors first encountered a pop-up window when they logged into the site. In the pop-up window, they encountered the giveaway attempt, which has become a classic Bitcoin scam. Malicious people wanted visitors to send them Bitcoin and promised to send more BTC afterwards.
According to the shared message, Bitcoin Foundation has decided to make a refund to the Bitcoin community. In addition, the message aimed to increase credibility by stating that only the first 10,000 people could take advantage of this opportunity.
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In addition, users could not close this message and switch to other pages. Therefore, the site is currently closed.
According to bitcoin explorer blockchain.com, around $17,700 in small transactions was sent to the address associated with the giveaway scam. Therefore, it seems that there are a small number of users who fall into the aforementioned trap.
At this point, it should be noted that Bitcoin.org is an open source project that aims to support the development of Bitcoin . So the website is not affiliated with the Bitcoin Foundation.