Scammers Are Targeting Ross Ulbricht Supporters With Malware on Telegram
Beware of Telegram groups bearing links.
Jason Nelson
By Jason Nelson
Jan 25, 2025
2 min read
Ross Ulbricht with his mother, Lyn. PHOTO CREDIT: Lyn Ulbricht
Ross Ulbricht with his mother, Lyn. PHOTO CREDIT: Lyn Ulbricht





Capitalizing on fundraising efforts to support recently pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, criminals have been launching phishing attacks targeting unwitting social media users.

After Ulbricht's release from a federal penitentiary Tuesday, donations began to flow on X and malicious actors wasted no time using the excitement to spread scams on X and Telegram.

For example, one marred X account, shared a link in the replies claiming to be an official Telegram channel for updates. The message was liked 317 times before being removed from X.