Mark Cuban warned his followers for bad actors after his Google account was hacked and now, the billionaire is making another online plea – beware of tragedy hoaxers.
Cuban took to X on Sunday afternoon to warn his followers against bots and fake accounts on social media following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday.
I know some people may say this is not the right time to share this. But I don't think anyone would disagree that there are a lot of bots and fake accounts on social media.
When tragedies and horrific events like the assassination of former President Trump occur, it brings… https://t.co/DgiOd0r6Y8
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) July 14, 2024
“When tragedies and horrific events like the assassination attempt on former President Trump occur, she brings out these accounts to make things worse and more aggravating,” Cuban wrote.
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Cuban then reposted a thread by AI expert Josh Olin pointing to several fake GoFundMe pages that were already allegedly “scrounging for funds for victims” injured during Trump's 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“They have built an elaborate network of many actors and some AI agents that you think are real, you think are your friends.” wrote Olin. “By the way, it's not just X. It's all big tech. LinkedIn is really scary right now; people are applying for jobs for fake companies that pay to post real ads, forming convincing shells only to delete application data or, worse, to defraud an applicant.”
Anticipating the backlash online, he admitted that some may feel it was “not the right time” to make a statement.
Last month, Cuban warned his followers after his Gmail account was hacked. Scammers locked him out of his linked Google accounts after pretending to be customer support.
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“Somebody was really sophisticated to do that,” Cuban said Dallas Morning tidings in that time. “They found a way to get into one of my Google apps. So my Google account showed me notifications that there was an unknown device using one of my Google apps.”
Cuban was given a refund on his accounts the next day.