Discord hackers impersonating Twitch to bait users into phishing scam Twitch \/ Discord \/ PixabaySome Discord users are being tricked into a phishing scam by impersonators pretending to be Twitch, who are sending messages claiming they\u2019ve got an \u201cexclusive partnership\u201d with the communication app for free access to their Nitro services and to Prime. Discord\u2019s Nitro is a premium subscription service that awards certain perks such as server boosts, higher resolution when video calling, a higher upload limit, and more. It costs $9.99 a month or $99.99 per year, depending on what sub you pay for. On April 5, users started reporting that impersonators are taking advantage of the service by creating a fake Twitch bot that\u2019s messaging people with claims they\u2019ve partnered up with the app in order to give away free access to it, as well as Prime. Fake Twitch bot scamming Discord users The bot has been PMing users with the message: \u201cExclusive Partnership. We are super happy to announce that Discord has partnered with Twitch to show some love to our super great users! From April 5 until April 15, all our users will have access to a Nitro Games and will have access for three months to Twitch Prime.\u201d It also includes a list of steps on how to activate the \u201cfree\u201d subscription, telling the interested party to join the app\u2019s Official Events server, and also add the bot to their own private servers \u2013 presumably so the impersonators can access personal and private information. The biggest giveaway that it\u2019s a scam on unassuming users is that Nitro Games no longer exists \u2013 the service was completely removed from the sub in October 2019. People took to Twitter to air their concerns and to warn others not to engage with the bot. \u201cThere [is] apparently is a scam bot going around Discord. I got the message too, the name is Twitch#2708. Don\u2019t click the link,\u201d \u2018Wiki82725871\u2019 said, alongside a screenshot of the message. https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wiki82725871\/status\/1247149601477595136 \u201cWatch out for the phishing scam currently going on,\u201d \u2018ACR_Collection\u2019 warned. \u201cSome fake Twitch representative send you links pretending to give you free access to Discord\u2019s Nitro services.\u201d \u26a0\ufe0f @discordapp users: Watch out for the phishing scam currently going on. Some fake @Twitch representative send you links pretending to give you free access to Discord\u2019s Nitro services \u26a0\ufe0f better stay safe online as well pic.twitter.com\/IEzkULUKiR \u2014 ACR #BlackLivesMatter (@ACR_Collection) April 6, 2020 This apparently isn\u2019t the first time that this has happened, either. Users have been reporting being contacted by the bot since late March, according to Distractify, with the dates being changed to fit whenever it\u2019s sent. Discord and Twitch have both yet to speak out about the situation, or stop the bot from targeting people with its phishing scam at the time of writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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