Twitter impersonation

We are aware of several accounts on Twitter that violate Twitter’s Impersonation Policy by pretending to be the Syscoin project or well-known individuals associated with Syscoin. These accounts have been known to spread false or misleading information about Syscoin and its contributors.

If you see one of these accounts, you may report it to Twitter. If you are reporting an issue about the Syscoin project and Twitter asks that you enter the project’s official email address, please use: contact@syscoin

This appears to be an unfortunately common issue on Twitter that affects many other projects and individuals as well, so we urge you to carefully evaluate any posts you see on Twitter—and elsewhere—to determine whether or not they truly came from the indicated sender.

It is especially important to be careful about posts that recommend you take an action that could potentially compromise your Syscoin or your computer, such as a suggestion that you download a newer version of Syscoin software. The latest version of Syscoin Core can always be obtained from the download page, and for greater security you are recommended to verify the binary integrity using PGP (see the full node guide for instructions).

The Syscoin project will never contact you to ask you to disclose information from your Syscoin wallet, including your balance, addresses, transactions, or private keys. If you receive a security announcement and aren’t sure whether or not it is legitimate, you can safely shutdown your Syscoin software to eliminate any immediate problems and give yourself time to investigate.