Other
"No, Kroger won't accept Bitcoin Cash. Fake cryptocurrency press release dupes people again."
Primary Source ↗Incident Details
PR Newswire republished a fake press release which claimed that the Kroger supermarket chain would begin accepting “Bitcoin Cash” (not to be confused with Bitcoin) at its outlets. The fake press release was briefly successful in pumping the value of the currency before it was revealed to be a hoax.
Technical Details
- Vendor / Product
- Fake press release about Bitcoin Cash
Timeline
- 2021-11-05 Breach occurred
- 2021-11-05 Publicly disclosed