The administration of the MetaMask crypto wallet warned its clients that scammers are sending emailsletters to users requiring them to passverification – This is done supposedly in order to avoid account blocking. Cryptocurrency wallets are generally one of the favorite targets for various types of attackers. What attempts have already been made to steal money from accounts?
According to MetaMask, ownerscrypto wallets began to receive mass mailings from fake developers who ask to follow the link and enter personal data so that the wallet is not blocked. This is done in order to gain access to the account and use it to steal the funds of a gullible user.
Source: twitter.com
At the same time, the fraudsters did not take into account the fact that whenthere is no need to specify an email address to register a wallet, so MetaMask itself has no way to include its customers in email newsletters.
Not the first time
This is not the first time MetaMask clients have becometarget for scammers. Earlier, a large-scale phishing campaign was launched against them, as a result of which the owners of crypto wallets transferred more than 500 thousand dollars to the attackers. At that time, the scammers used fake MetaMask wallets and distributed phishing links using Google ads. In addition, the money of MetaMask users was also stolen through fake Ethereum wallets, spreading a fake extension for the Google Chrome browser.
Other "targets"
The crypto market is generally quite fertile.field for all sorts of scammers. So, for example, three years ago, hackers tried to hack YouTube channels in order to later carry out fake cryptocurrency issuance on them. To do this, they sent "luring" letters to gain access to passwords. Subsequently, the hackers assigned the names of companies associated with digital currencies to these channels and, during video sessions, convinced the audience to transfer cryptocurrency to them. And Apple was sued for damages caused by a fake app in the App Store. After downloading it, the user lost almost 500 XRP tokens as a result of their theft in a fake crypto wallet.
Author: Dmitry Noskov - expert of the StormGain crypto exchange (platform for trading, exchanging and storing cryptocurrency)
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