Multiple Web3 protocols and crypto websites become the victim of a coordinated email hacking campaign, including Cointelegraph itself.
On Jan. 23. the users of multiple Web3 protocols were hit with a mass phishing campaign by scammers. Over $580,000 worth of crypto has been lost in the attack so far, which used emails sent from the official email addresses of Web3 protocols WalletConnect, TokenTerminal, Social.Fi, and De.Fi, as well as Cointelegraph.
Here is a timeline of what happened:
10:03 am UTC: WalletConnect announces that its users have been receiving malicious emails. “We’re aware of an email that appears to have been sent from an email address linked to WalletConnect prompting recipients to open a link to be able to claim an airdrop,” the announcement states. “We can confirm that this email was not issued directly from WalletConnect or any WalletConnect affiliates, and that the link appears to lead to a malicious site.”
