Bad week for cryptocurrency: Ethereum holders tried to be deceived by pop-ups

MetaMask suffered This week was very bad for many owners of cryptocurrency: stablecoins lost sharply in price, and the price of bitcoin showed unpredictable jumps. However, this was not enough. The Verge writes that many cryptocurrency platforms have become the target of a new phishing attack. Discuss attempted to deceive with pop-ups” alt=”Bad week for cryptocurrency: Ethereum holders tried to be deceived by pop-ups” Bad week for cryptocurrency: Ethereum holders were tried to be deceived by pop-ups />

Etherscan, CoinGecko and DexTools warned users that they are aware of suspicious browser pop-ups and should not conduct any transactions in them. In particular, users of the MetaMask wallet were affected. They saw unusual pop-ups offering to connect cryptocurrency wallets to the website.

Accessors are reportedly trying to gain access to users' funds by requesting the integration of their cryptocurrency wallets via MetaMask after how they access official websites. The phishing attacks are believed to be related to the compromise of the advertising and marketing agency Coinzilla. Any site using Coinzilla Ads can be at risk.


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