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 <p class="is-style-lead">Security experts issue warnings as <a rel="dofollow" title="malicious" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/malicious.html">malicious</a> actors distribute fake Calendly bot clones on X, posing as <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> <a rel="dofollow" title="journalist" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/journalist.html">journalist</a>s.</p> 
 <p>According to an X post from blockchain security firm SlowMist, con artists are targeting Chinese-speaking victims by pretending to be <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> <a rel="dofollow" title="journalist" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/journalist.html">journalist</a>s. The scammers send direct messages, including <a rel="dofollow" title="links" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/links.html">links</a> that mimic the appearance of a legit Calendly bot, for scheduling interviews.</p> 
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">SlowMist Security Alert<br><br>Recently, victims have been phished by people pretending to be journalists. The scammer often spoke broken Chinese and sends a normal-looking Calendly link. However, upon clicking, the link’s name changes to “Calendly.”, with an additional dot. This… https://t.co/PN3sANKknH pic.twitter.com/Sy7WNNGTJv</p>— SlowMist (@SlowMist_Team) January 8, 2024
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 <p>However, once a victim grants authorization to the fake clone of the bot, they unwittingly give control of their X account, providing scammers with the ability to distribute phishing <a rel="dofollow" title="links" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/links.html">links</a> through their posts.</p> 
 <p>Although the scale of the scam attack remains unclear, SlowMist notes that the scammers often communicate in broken Chinese and focus their efforts on crypto influencers. According to user @0xcryptowizard on X, the cyber criminals are linked to the crypto hacking group known as Pink Drainer.</p> 
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">If you think your X account is at risk, delete any suspicious applications or sessions asap in "Settings-&gt;Security and account access-&gt;Apps and sessions". pic.twitter.com/N8xK2vUPe4</p>— SlowMist (@SlowMist_Team) January 8, 2024
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 <p>SlowMist has urged users to delete any suspicious applications or sessions in their X settings to mitigate the risk of unauthorized access.</p> 
 <p>This is not the first time scammers are impersonating journalists in a bid to exploit victims and pilfer private data and cryptocurrencies. In November 2023, crypto.news reported about SlowMist’s revelation of a sophisticated phishing attack on the crypto startup Friend.tech, where fraudsters utilized fake interviews and malicious scripts to target users.</p> 
 <p>During the same month, an unidentified con artist, posing as a Forbes journalist, approached holders of Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens (NFTs), requesting their experiences with the popular NFT collection. In interviews, the scammers set up multiple call links and recorded screens using a separate recorder bot, as reported by one victim.</p> 
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Scammers impersonate crypto journalists with malicious Calendly links on X

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