As such, Ripple has hired an external cybersecurity firm as well as a “digital threat intelligence vendor” in response to the recent foul play. Additionally, another scheme saw approximately 1.4 million XRP stolen using a Google Chrome extension.
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Ripple CEO Reacts to YouTube Impersonators Trying to Steal Crypto
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse took to Twitter to rip into the cyber thieves who allegedly created a phony YouTube account hoping to sucker viewers into an XRP “giveaway scam.” So reports the Daily HODL.
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