Phishing and attack targeting the cryptocurrency wallet “MetaMask”
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Phishing in the crypto market often imitates the names of projects and digital wallets, which makes many users fall victim to them as a result of confusion and similarity.
Recently, CipherTrace, a cryptocurrency and blockchain risk analysis company, reported an increase in posts indicating the theft of user funds through a phishing attack targeting the MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet based on the Google Chrome browser.
As the fraudulent add-on masquerades as the famous “MetaMask” add-on.
What is MetaMask Wallet?
“MetaMask” is a browser-based Ethereum-based digital wallet that provides users with access to a unique Ethereum address necessary to buy and sell Ethereum-based cryptocurrencies.
But the MetaMask wallet is online, which means it may be vulnerable to phishing attacks, as fraudsters take advantage of a user’s personal information.
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In a statement to CipherTrace published yesterday, it said:
Over the past 24 hours, CipherTrace has noticed a rise in alerts and comments within the online crypto community about user funds that were stolen through a phishing attack targeting the Chrome-based MetaMask extension.
The fraudulent add-on appears to be pretending to be a cryptocurrency wallet and is the official MetaMask.
The fraudulent extension redirects to a URL first seen eight days ago on November 26, 2020, according to Whois data provided by CipherTrace.
It wasn’t long before users started reporting “CipherTrace” that this wallet was fraudulent.
You have clicked in the extension. Same content as in metamask. url is It looks like a scam. Excuse me Tweet embed Team check it out. I may be wrong. The “fake” web is here 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/S9NYlDtf0R
– diegomazo.eth (@dmazorosete) November 28, 2020
Based on the screenshots shared by CipherTrace, the phishing site looks exactly the same as the official MetaMask website.
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It is designed to deceive users into believing that it is the real and official website.
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