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Fake HyperVerse CEO says sorry, claims it was all an act

Steven Harrison, the actor behind the fake HyperVerse CEO, says he’s sorry for his part in the scheme and was paid just $5K and a new suit.

Who is Steve Harrison? The fake HyperVerse CEO unmasked

The fake CEO of crypto scam HyperVerse that lost more than $1B of client funds was a freelance British TV presenter living in Thailand.

Martin J. Svoboda II says he stole from the veterans charity after scammers threatened to post edited nudes unless he paid a bitcoin ransom.

Steven Reece Lewis was introduced as HyperVerse CEO in 2021 but nobody listed on his resume seems to have heard of him.

The X (Twitter) URL exploit is being used for crypto scams as users impersonate prominent figures to redirect users to crypto phishing links.