{"id":236047,"date":"2024-06-25T03:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T03:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/25\/elon-musk-deepfakes-are-pushing-crypto-giveaways\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:15","slug":"elon-musk-deepfakes-are-pushing-crypto-giveaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/25\/elon-musk-deepfakes-are-pushing-crypto-giveaways\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk deepfakes are pushing crypto giveaways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s been a weekend of crypto scams, hacks and deepfake chaos. Late on Friday, someone <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/someone-apparently-hacked-50-cents-accounts-to-peddle-a-memecoin-and-made-off-with-millions-205920738.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:hacked;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">hacked<\/a> 50 Cent\u2019s accounts to push memecoin GUNIT and made off with millions. The exact amount is unclear; Fiddy himself wrote on Instagram, \u201cwhoever did this made $3,000,000 in 30 minutes.\u201d The rapper\u2019s X account and website were hacked at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Then, multiple deepfakes of Elon Musk were spotted on YouTube, telling viewers to deposit their crypto on a suspicious website, promising free crypto in return. Now taken down, the looped video <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/deepfakes-of-elon-musk-are-pushing-crypto-giveaway-scams-on-youtube-live-200700886.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:showed Musk;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">showed Musk<\/a> at what looked like a livestream from a Tesla event, with an AI-generated version of his voice instructing viewers to visit a website and deposit their Bitcoin, Ethereum or Dogecoin to enter the competition. Over 30,000 viewers tuned into the stream at one point, pushing it to the top of YouTube\u2019s Live Now recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t take investment advice from rappers and social media network owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mat Smith<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"the-biggest-stories-you-might-have-missed\">The biggest stories you might have missed<\/h3>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/doctor-who-empire-of-death-review-take-your-dog-for-a-walk-004516577.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Doctor Who: Empire of Death review: Take your dog for a walk;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/take-a-behind-the-scenes-tour-of-summer-game-fest-play-days-2024-153009861.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch our BTS guide to Summer Games Fest 2024;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/amazon-prime-day-2024-the-best-deals-to-shop-ahead-of-prime-day-and-everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-sale-in-july-110027593.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Amazon Prime Day 2024: The best deals ahead of Prime Day;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<em>You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/about\/newsletter\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Subscribe right here!;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Subscribe right here!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"oh-no-more-time-in-space\">Oh no, more time in space.<\/h3>\n<p>Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who flew on the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/boeings-first-crewed-starliner-mission-is-finally-heading-to-the-iss-151053557.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:heavily delayed first crewed flight of Boeing\u2019s Starliner;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a> craft, won\u2019t be returning from the International Space Station until sometime next month, instead of, well, earlier this month. <a data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/boeing-crew-flight-test\/2024\/06\/21\/nasa-boeing-adjust-timeline-for-starliner-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NASA;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a> announced last night that it\u2019s pushing the date of their return trip even further to review problems with Starliner\u2019s first flight.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/starliner-astronauts-return-trip-has-been-pushed-back-even-further-174336571.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"youre-not-just-limited-to-a-phone-or-laptop\">You\u2019re not just limited to a phone or laptop.<\/h3>\n<p>I love it when an Engadget writer solves a problem I have. You might be used to using VPNs to stream video content from other regions, but it falls apart a bit if you\u2019re trying to view it on your TV. That\u2019s where this guide comes in. Alongside guides for smart TVs and TV dongles, there\u2019s a great tip I hadn\u2019t thought of: using an HDMI cable to pipe video directly from your phone. Smart!<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:12;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/how-to-stream-video-to-your-tv-using-a-vpn-023736315.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:12;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"a-federal-jury-in-las-vegas-found-five-defendants-guilty\">A federal jury in Las Vegas found five defendants guilty.<\/h3>\n<p>Jetflicks once boasted visitors could watch just about any TV show or movie \u201cAnytime. Anywhere.\u201d A jury in a Las Vegas federal court found the people behind the site guilty of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. Jetflicks used computer scripts and software to scour the internet for illegal copies of movies and television shows and posted hundreds of thousands of illegal copies as far back as 2007 from torrent and Usenet sites \u2014 back when illegally watching shows and movies was a little more challenging.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:14;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/five-men-face-jail-time-for-running-the-illegal-streaming-service-jetflicks-202758485.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:14;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-morning-after-elon-musk-deepfakes-are-pushing-crypto-giveaways-111500963.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] It\u2019s been a weekend of crypto scams, hacks and deepfake chaos. 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