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OpenAI CTO’s Twitter hacked, shilling ‘scam’ crypto airdrop

Crypto Twitter has been flooded with warnings from users, after the Twitter account of Mita Murati, the chief technology officer of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, was seemingly hacked —  promoting a "scam" cryptocurrency airdrop.On June 2, Murati's account tweeted what appeared to be a phishing link promising an airdrop of a

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YouTuber baits MMA fighter into secretly shilling fake NFTs for $1K

Coffeezilla, a YouTuber and crypto investigator, revealed that American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis promoted a fake NFT project without disclosing that he received $1,000 for the advertisement.We just tricked Dillon Danis into promoting a fake NFT project. We paid him $1,000 to post, he didn't disclose it was an

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Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton among 19 celebs called out for shilling NFTs

Consumer watchdog group Truth in Advertising (TINA.org) has called out 19 celebrities for allegedly promoting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) without disclosing their connection to the projects. The not-for-profit consumer advocacy organization said on their website they investigated "celebrities who promote non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on their social media channels", finding that "it is

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