5 sneaky tricks crypto phishing scammers used last year: SlowMist
SlowMist found that across 303 recorded blockchain security incidents in 2022, nearly a third were made up of phishing attacks, rug pulls and scams. Blockchain security firm SlowMist has highlighted five common phishing techniques crypto scammers used on victims in 2022, including malicious browser bookmarks, phony sales orders and trojan malware spread on messaging app Discord. It comes after the Security firm recorded a total of 303 Blockchain Security incidents in the year, with 31.6% of these incidents caused by phishing , rug pull or other scams, according to a Jan. 9 SlowMist Blockchain Security report. A pie chart of attack methods in 2022 in percentages Source: SlowMist Malicious browser bookmarks One of the phishing strategies makes use of bookmark managers, a feature in most modern browsers. SlowMist said scammers have been exploiting these to ultimately gain access to a project owner’s Discord account. "By inserting JavaScript code into bookmarks through these phishi...