CZ warns of the new Trend Trend that targets the encryption platforms

The former CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) warned of a new wave of electronic attacks targeting encryption data platforms.

This is followed by recent violations in CoinMarkcap (CMC) and CointeleGRAph (CT) that expose users to the wallet flying plans.

CMC and CT attacks

“Hunters are targeting information sites now. Be careful when authorizing Connect.” mail In X. He indicated that CMC was attacked just two days before CT was scratched.

The problem started on June 21 when CMC users started seeing a popup window saying “Check the wallet” and asked them to connect their encryption portfolios. The encryption community members on X soon informed the notification as an attempt to hunt a designer to deceive the victims to detect special keys or sensitive information.

Soon after the reports of social media, the platform admitted the harmful notice on his account. “We have identified and removed the harmful code from our site,” Coinmarketca said on Friday. to update. The team added that security investigations are underway and warned people against connecting their governor.

CZ later participated that early checks showed that 39 individuals were affected by the accident, as the total losses amounted to about $ 18,570. CMC also revealed plans to pay the affected by penetration.

On June 23, Cointelegraph was also hacked in the exploitation of the front end. This time, users saw a popup promoting a fake symbolic promotional process. The notification claimed that people were eligible to get 50,000 “CTG” icons, at a value of about $ 5500 if they connected their governor. The popup also falsely claimed that CERTIK, a well -known security company, reviewed the smart contract.

The media confirmed the case on Sunday evening and said it is working to repair it. “Don’t click on these popups, connect your wallet, or enter any personal information,” to caution On x.

Sniffer Security Company Blockchain also Find The fake JavaScript code came from the company’s advertising system.

Snements change tactics

In both cases, bad actors managed to agree to transactions and steal encryption as soon as users are connected to their portfolios. These accidents show a new trend as attackers now use news platforms and reliable data to access people instead of following the encryption exchange directly.

Meanwhile, a recent study conducted by TRM LABS showed that hunting plans and infrastructure -based infrastructure attacks constitute 70 % of $ 2.2 billion stolen in encryption penetrations in 2024.

last a report By CyberNews revealed a huge data breach that has revealed more than 16 billion entry login credentials, making it one of the largest stolen data collections that are ever found. The researchers believe that this came from Infostealer, accreditation and previous leaks.