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Silver linings: Maybe this will teach people a valuable lesson about not believing nonsense they read on Twitter.
by ForHackernews 6y ago
Silver linings: Maybe this will teach people a valuable lesson about not believing nonsense they read on Twitter.
- quickthrower2 6y agoAnd more generally, always question the authenticity of any information you receive electronically (email, SMS, PMs, websites etc.), as a basic security principle. "Are they asking for something valuable?". In this case red flags are obviously 1. bitcoin, 2. too good to be true, 3. why would these people just give out money randomly. In the future the scope may grow to include visual and audio communications which could be faked using AI.