2023 Crypto Phishing Scam Report: Common Phishing Techniques Revealed
What wallet thieves are there in 2023? How do they initiate fishing activities? What are the common phishing signatures?
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What wallet thieves are there in 2023? How do they initiate fishing activities? What are the common phishing signatures?
Crypto scammers execute a $58M heist via phishing campaigns on Google and X ads, utilizing a 'Wallet Drainer' and evading detection with regional targeting and redirect tricks.
A case involving digital collectibles surfaced, shedding light on a deceptive fundraising scheme. Unaware bidders, lured into impulsive investments, found themselves unwitting participants in a pyramid scheme. Investigations revealed that the platform in question absorbed over 1.34 million yuan from thousands of users, resulting in a total loss of more than 410,000 yuan for the victims.
The breach has since been resolved, and Bitfinex assures customers that no funds were lost.
Bump assisted a 17-year-old high school student in dealing with issues related to a blocked account on a cryptocurrency exchange.
A phishing operation operating under the alias FrenTechPro, masquerading as the Friend.Tech tool, has reportedly siphoned off around $214,000 in crypto from seven blockchains.
The scheme then duped victims into buying Tether (USDT) cryptocurrency before transferring it into wallets controlled by the fraudsters.
Terra’s website has been breached, with urgent phishing scam warnings being announced to warn users to avoid engaging with the terra(dot)money domain till there’re further updates.
In addition to fake ETH 2.0 tokens and malicious token airdrops, cryptocurrency users should also be wary of staking pools offering attractive staking yields.
A link to a fake Louis Vuitton NFT sweepstakes was created to capitalize on a recent genuine collaboration between Beeple and the luxury fashion brand.