A commissioner update announced that authorities in London found a spoof address pretending to be from blockchain.com and found 42 more phishing web domains related to the account.
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), a police unit dedicated to analyzing and gathering fraud and finance-related cybercrime intelligence, blocked 43 web domains linked to fraudulent activities.
According to an update from the City of London Police’s temporary commissioner, Pete O’Doherty, the NFIB found a spoof email address purporting to be from the crypto site blockchain.com. The authorities found that 42 more web domains have been registered, including “actionfraud.info” and “department-fraud.com.” The authorities blocked the addresses as soon as they were discovered.
The NFIB urged people who fell victim to cybercrimes to report it on their official channels and hotline. The police unit said that as of December 2023, they’ve removed almost 300,000 malicious websites because of the reports. Some phishing attempts include claiming that the email recipient won a Tupperware set.
