Lego’s website was hacked to promote a crypto scam

People who visited Lego’s website on the evening of October 4 were welcomed by a banner with illustrated golden coins bearing the company’s logo, claiming that the “Lego coin” is now officially out. It even promised “secret rewards” to those who’d buy some. But Lego wasn’t truly launching an official cryptocurrency coin, and according to The Brick Fan, the button to buy led to an external cryptocurrency website selling “LEGO Tokens” with Ethereum. The website was, seemingly, hijacked by bad actors who switched its banner and used it for some sort of crypto scam.

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