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Down fake cryptocurrency domain as Libra looms — Facebook takes

Down fake cryptocurrency domain as Libra looms — Facebook takes

Site was used in phishing scheme.

Picture of mobile phone with Facebook Libra cryptocurrency logo and representations of bitcoin

Facebook has successfully taken down a fake site passing off as Facebook claiming to offer a cryptocurrency. The move comes as Facebook prepares its Libra cryptocurrency.

The firm filed a cybersquatting complaint against FacebookToken(.)org and ICO-Facebook(.org).

While neither right now resolve to a website, Facebook’s attorneys noted that the first domain previously resolved to a website that showed Facebook’s logo with the words:

“The future is now – FACEBOOK TOKEN – FACEBOOK ICO!

FACEBOOK present FACEBOOK, the representative cryptocurrency of the FACEBOOK Blockchain.”

The domains were registered last year ahead of Libra was disclosed.

It seems that FacebookToken(.)org was used as a phishing site and some browsers blocked users from visiting it.

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