A particular kind of bitcoin fraud called phishing involves tricking victims into handing up their private keys or personal information.
According to Cointelegraph, a cybersecurity firm has warned of a phishing attempt that is targeting users of the well-known cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask.
In a blog post by Halborn’s technical specialist Luis Lubeck, it was revealed that the active phishing effort targeted and deceived MetaMask users through email.
A particular kind of bitcoin fraud called phishing involves tricking victims into handing up their private keys or personal information. The assailant poses as a reliable business or person. Once the victim has been tricked, the attacker utilizes their information to steal their bitcoin money.
In order to alert users, the company examined spam emails received in late July. The email appears genuine at first glance thanks to a MetaMask header and logo and text instructing recipients to adhere to know your customer (KYC) payments. Halborn, a point.
Another concern raised by the firm was the message’s lack of personalization. When the call to action button is held over, a malicious link to a fake website that asks users to input their seed phrases before redirecting to MetaMask to empty their bitcoin wallets is shown.
Halborn, which provides blockchain and cyber security services, was founded in 2019 by ethical hackers. In July, Halborn secured a $90 million Series A investment. Celsius customers were made aware of a phishing risk last week when a third-party vendor employee revealed client emails.
At the end of July, security professionals issued a warning on the appearance of the Luca Stealer malware strain in the wild. Rust was used to develop the information thief, which preys on web3.0 infrastructure like bitcoin wallets. Similar malware called Mars Stealer that targets MetaMask wallets was discovered in February.
