Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk (49) is one of the richest people in the world. This week he joked about Bitcoin and the collapse of the cryptocurrency price on Twitter. Bitcoin’s price promptly gave way immediately. While Musk was still considered a hero among crypto investors who made Bitcoin accessible to the masses, Musk is now making himself unpopular with his price manipulation. “Stop tweeting about Bitcoin!” Begs investors.
Obviously, Musk is making himself so unpopular that the hacker network Anonymous became aware of him – and threatens to expose him. Hackers have just paralyzed a huge oil pipeline in the USA and the largest US slaughterhouses with ransom demands. Anonymous was not behind these cyber attacks. But the attacks show how vulnerable hackers of Anonymous caliber can wound Musk’s economic empire.
Warning shots fired: Elon Musk targeted by the Anonymous hackers(03:47)
Musk shows no respect for the little man from the street, is the message from Anonymous, and it is certainly not about protecting the environment with Tesla. The video makes many allegations against Musk and Tesla’s practices in general. Addicted to his reputation, he just wanted to put himself in the limelight, without any consideration for investors who, like him, had not received “stolen money from South Africa’s mining industry” from their family.
«Count on us»
Musk recently admitted that he was “not a normal guy”. With his controversial Bitcoin tweets, Musk harms working class people and their hopes, according to Anonymous. Musk is “a narcissistic rich guy who is desperately looking for attention”. Musk thinks he is “the smartest person in the room. But now you’ve found your master », closes the message posted on YouTube and Facebook. «We are Anonymous. Count on us. “
Anonymous is responsible for some of the largest digital leaks in modern history. The self-proclaimed freedom fighters who use the Guy Fawkes mask from the movie “V for Vendetta” as their logo have hacked many big names over the years, including Scientology, PayPal and others.
Anonymous was also behind the Occupy Wall Street movement and caused such high-profile leaks as Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019). Musk and his companies would do well to strengthen firewalls and encrypt passwords. Initially, Musk has not yet commented on the Anonymous threat. (kes)
El Salvador wants to make the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender. President Nayib Bukele (39) said in a video message to the Bitcoin 2021 Conference in Miami on Saturday that he will introduce a corresponding bill to Congress. “That will create jobs and integrate thousands of people into the formal economic cycle.” According to the head of the payment service provider Zap, Jack Mallers, El Salvador would be the first country in the world to allow Bitcoin as legal tender. (SDA)
Published: 06.06.2021, 12:40 a.m.
Last updated: 06.06.2021, 3:51 am