Pinoy Hack News – PHN
Btc-e Co., the company mentioned in the article was actually facing a case in California and the false news stated that,
“the Supreme Court of California issued a ruling on winding up of Btc-e Co.”
“Under the lawsuit, the company is not a member of any professional association or self-regulating organization (SRO). “
“All accounts of Btc-e Co. will be seized and checked for legality for eight days.”
But before the fake post goes wild, it was immediately removed by CNN. According to their spokesperson, the hackers used a third-party publishing platform to post the said blog and that by logging in using a compromised user account.
Below is the full screenshot of the posted news,
