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NBA and NFL players allegedly targeted in social media phishing scam
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https://mashable.com/article/nba-and-nfl...hing-scam/      NBA and NFL players allegedly targeted in social media phishing scam      BY MATT BINDER
23 HOURS AGO
Two men were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly hacking the social media accounts of NBA and NFL players.

Both men, Ronnie Magrehbi, 20, of Florida, and Trevontae Washington, 21, of Louisiana, face a hefty fine along with time in prison.

According to a statement by the DOJ, between December 2017 and April 2019, they targeted the social media accounts of professional athletes in the NFL and NBA via phishing campaigns.

Washington would create fake login pages for social networking sites and then message the athletes on those platforms. When a player clicked the link, they were greeted with what looked like a login page for a social network. When an athlete entered their information, that sensitive information was sent to Washington.

Once the accounts were compromised, he would sell access to them for between $500 and $1,000.
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