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Popular Crypto Data Sites Targeted With Phishing Attack
Etherscan, CoinGecko and other sites displayed a suspicious pop-up asking users to connect their wallets.
Crypto data websites Etherscan, CoinGecko and others reported incidents of a malicious pop-up prompting users to connect their MetaMask wallets.
The phishing attack appears to come from a domain displaying the Bored Ape Yacht Club logo. As of press time, the site tied to the domain appeared to be taken down. According to a WHOIS lookup, the domain was registered Friday around 3 p.m. ET.
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"We are investigating the root cause of this attack to fix it as soon as possible," CoinGecko founder Bobby Ong told CoinDesk in a Telegram message.
“The situation is most likely caused by a malicious ad script by Coinzilla, a crypto ad network – we have disabled it now,” said Ong. “We are monitoring the situation further.”
In a tweet, Etherscan urged users to “not confirm any transactions” that popped up on its website.
🚨 We’ve received reports of phishing popups via a 3rd party integration and are currently investigating.
— Etherscan (@etherscan) May 13, 2022
Please be careful not to confirm any transactions that pop up on the website.
Security Alert: If you are on the CoinGecko website and you are being prompted by your Metamask to connect to this site, this is a SCAM. Don't connect it. We are investigating the root cause of this issue. pic.twitter.com/7vPfTAjtiU
— CoinGecko (@coingecko) May 13, 2022
CORRECTION (May 14, 14:49 UTC): DeFi Pulse was not one of the websites affected in the attack, as reported in an earlier version of this story.
Tracy Wang
Tracy Wang was the deputy managing editor of CoinDesk's finance and deals team, based in New York City. She has reported on a wide range of topics in crypto, including decentralized finance, venture capital, exchanges and market-makers, DAOs and NFTs. Previously, she worked in traditional finance ("tradfi") as a hedge funds analyst at an asset management firm. She owns BTC, ETH, MINA, ENS, and some NFTs. Tracy won the 2022 George Polk award in Financial Reporting for coverage that led to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale College.
