With global losses that could have exceeded BRL 2.6 trillion after a week any crypto trader would want to forget, even simple fans of private crypto assets can no longer be sure. Only visitors from domains like below, even without investing a penny in tokens Etherscan, CoinGecko and DexTools it happened targets of phishing attack.
According to the aforementioned websites, some questionable pop-ups appeared to their visitors, inviting them to connect with MetaMask, a popular cryptocurrency wallet. This ether scan disable third-party integrations as a precaution. a tweet from CoinGecko Identified the source of the malicious popup as Coinzilla, An ad network that promises to deliver over a billion of these impressions on 600+ cryptocurrency sites.
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How do you protect yourself from phishing cryptocurrency websites?
After what has become a trend in phishing attacks on cryptocurrency sites promises rewards It is linked to the Bored Ape Yacht Club project. The message from the now-deactivated domain nftapes.win asked users to link their MetaMask wallet to receive the “gift”.
Since the suspicious link is posted on domains that many users trust and routinely use, there is a possibility that thousands of users have been scammed by malware. The recommendation for this type of scam, regardless of whether it reaches your device via website or email: Never confirm any type of transaction that starts with a click! If so, go directly to the site you want to access.
Source: Tec Mundo
