{"id":6919,"date":"2022-02-04T16:06:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=6919"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:06:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:06:18","slug":"scam-alert-binance-ceo-warns-users-of-massive-sms-phishing-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=6919","title":{"rendered":"Scam alert! Binance CEO warns users of massive SMS phishing scam"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Binance CEO Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao has alerted the crypto community against a \u201cmassive\u201d SMS phishing scam targeting Binance customers.<\/p>\n

Tweeting on Friday, CZ alerted users of a phishing scam campaign directed at Binance users through SMS.<\/p>\n

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There is a massive Phishing scam via SMS with a link to cancel withdrawals. It leads to a phishing website to harvest your credential as in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n

NEVER click on links from SMS! <\/p>\n

Always go to https:\/\/t.co\/9rMMAmtCxH<\/a> via a bookmark or type it in.<\/p>\n

Stay #SAFU<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/erNwe90FN1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CZ Binance (@cz_binance) February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Per the screenshot shared by CZ, the scam involves sending users a text message with a link to cancel withdrawals, leading users to a fake website designed to harvest their login credentials. <\/p>\n

The CEO has warned Binanc users not to click on any links from SMS messages and advised them to always type the URL for the exchange into their browsers manually.<\/p>\n

Several cases of hacking and phishing have emerged so far in 2022, with some platforms suffering significant losses as a result of these attacks. <\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Hodlers beware! New malware targets MetaMask and 40 other crypto wallets<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As reported by Cointelegraph, the Wormhole token bridge was subject to a security vulnerability on Wednesday, resulting in the\u00a0loss of 120,000 Wrapped Ether<\/a> (wETH) tokens ($321 million) from the platform. On Jan. 17,\u00a0$33.8 million in crypto assets<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0stolen from Crypto.com following a security breach.<\/p>\n

Users of digital currencies have also been warned of a new malware that\u00a0targets browser plugin wallets<\/a>, such as MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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