Netskope: Hackers use SEO tools on Google Sites and Microsoft Azure for phishing

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Cybersecurity company Netskope has warned digital asset owners of an increase in phishing attacks using SEO tools on Google Sites and Microsoft Azure.

According to a Netskope report, in the first half of the yearIn 2022, increased activity was recorded by attackers using SEO tools on Google Sites and Microsoft Azure to create phishing pages with the subsequent theft of critical information of digital asset holders. The primary targets of the hacker attacks were the owners of MetaMask wallets, as well as clients of the Gemini, Coinbase and Kraken exchanges.

The two most common areway to steal personal information. The first is related to obtaining the seeds of user wallets directly - scammers offer them to import this data. This method uses the MetaMask phishing site.

The second method is related to obtaining informationabout user accounts on any of the exchanges. When users enter their information, phishing sites display an error and prompt them to contact a support operator, who attempts to obtain additional information, supposedly to successfully restore access.

In addition, attackers use thematic blogs on popular social networks and SEO optimization tools to distribute links to phishing sites.

Recently, the developers of the DeFi Curve Finance protocol reported a phishing attack, as a result of which users lost more than half a million US dollars in cryptocurrencies.