Metamask users warned of new phishing campaign targeting users
Categories: Crypto News US
Crypto security firm Halborn has warned of a new email phishing campaigntargeting MetaMask users. In a blog post published July 28,Halborn’s technical education specialist Luis Lubeck analysed the phishingemail and highlighted red flags users should look out for to keep their digitalassets safe from these types of scams.
MetaMaskFrequent Target of Scammers
Due to its status as the most popular wallet for Ethereum,MetaMask is often targeted by scammers. In April, MetaMask warned Apple usersto disable iCloud Backup after it was discovered that their MetaMask seedphrases were being automatically backed up to a cloud storage service and thentargeted in phishing attacks.
In one case, a user lost assets worth more than US$600,000 inthis scam. In November 2021, a Reddit user reported that his friend had lost 38ETH in another MetaMask scam in which a paid Google advertisement directedusers to install a fraudulent version of a browser extension on a fake MetaMaskwebsite allowing scammers to steal users' property.