From bitdefender.com
The cryptocurrency Litecoin soared in value earlier this week upon the news that supermarket giant Walmart would accept it as a form of payment at its retail stores across America.
The only problem was… it simply wasn’t true.
Despite appearances, Walmart had not issued a press release announcing its support of Litecoin.
Instead, a bogus press release – claiming to be an official communication from the retail goliath – had been posted in Walmart’s name on GlobeNewswire, one of the world’s largest press release distribution networks.