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A financial scam has officially taken over the LEGO store after a cryptocurrency company hacked the store’s website. LEGO is a multimedia company that creates movies, creative toys, and TV shows for audiences to enjoy. With The LEGO Movie 3 on the way, even the company’s on-screen potential remains high. Unfortunately, it is currently facing serious challenges outside of the box office.
According to a report by Engadget, hackers took over the store website and began promoting a cryptocurrency coin. The hackers left a gigantic golden banner, proclaiming that the “LEGO coin” was officially available for sale. The coin is not legitimate and is not actually affiliated with LEGO. The banner has since been taken down and the company released the following statement about the hack:
On 5 October 2024 (October 4 evening in the US), an unauthorised banner briefly appeared on LEGO.com. It was quickly removed, and the issue has been resolved.
No user accounts have been compromised
, and customers can continue shopping as usual. The cause has been identified and we are implementing measures to prevent this from happening again.
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Source: Engadget
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