Criminals stole £9,693.80 from Crypto.com and ByteDance in just 3 working days - and they're still stealing
Introduction Even after cybersecurity awareness campaigns and platform safety assurances, scammers continue to outmanoeuvre users-and often with the help of the very companies that claim to protect them. A staggering £9,693.80 was stolen in just three working days using platforms such as Crypto.com and alleged connections to ByteDance , the parent company of TikTok. Trust-based platforms are now being exploited. The Scam Unfolded The scam originated from two fraudulent websites: · intlbtcs.uk · intlbtcs.online The sites were clean, responsive, and deceptively professional. They featured the same design as Crypto.com , including: Dashboards with fake data Transaction reports that are false Confirmation screens that are realistic In order to increase credibility, scammers falsely claimed ByteDance and TikTok referral links. In an ...