Halborn warned of a new phishing attack on MetaMask users

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Cybersecurity experts from Halborn have warned users of the popular cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask about a large-scale campaign using phishing links.

As with other similar attacks, hackers send emails to wallet users.The email looks like a legitimate message from MetaMask developers — there are logos and all the necessary attributes.In the letter, the hackers say that users need to "identify and verify their wallets," which requiresIf the user visits the siteand fill out the specified form, then the attackers will be able to gain access to the assets in his wallet.

Halborn experts note that there are several signs of a fake letter, for example, the domain name metmaks.auction is used, which, of course, does not haveThe hackers also made several spelling mistakes in the text of the email and used a fake sender address.In addition, the email does not use personalization ― there is no appeal to the user and does not indicate the address of their wallet.

Previously MetaMask co-founder Daniel Finlay(Daniel Finlay) and Aaron Davis (Aaron Davis) said that phishing attacks have become one of the most serious problems for their main product. People lose millions of dollars as a result of such attacks.