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CutelegraphOne of the leading crypto media platforms confirmed the front-end security violation that exposed its users to a malicious pop-up circle, and urged them to connect the wallets.
The incident that occurred on June 22 included fraudsters promoting a fake token Caintelegraph Token (CTG) and a campaign for counterfeit initial offers (ICO).
Sniffer fraud, blockchain security platform, first marked A compromise noted that attackers aimed to deceive the user to give access to the wallet. After connecting, these wallets could be released from the assets.
Scam Sniffer followed the exploitation for the useful load of JavaScript built through the advertising infrastructure of the website. The code seemed to come from an Adbutler domain, although it was recently registered and linked to a harmful script hidden in the banner advertising.
In a public statement, cointlegraph recognized The problem and warned users not to interact with pop -up windows promoting “CTG tokens” or “Caintelegraph ICO AirDrops”.
The platform emphasized that it actively examines and works to remove harmful code. Users were advised not to enter personal data or attach wallets to any challenges on the web.
CoinMarketcap faced a similar exploitation
This incident follows a similar attack on Coinmarketcap Just two days before.
On June 20, the crypt data provider briefly experienced a violation of the front-end that resulted in a false challenge to the wallet that appeared on his home page.
CoinMarketcap followed the vulnerability of the doorway associated with the unauthorized JavaScript, which briefly disrupted the website interface. It note:
“Our security team has identified the vulnerability related to the NO -Branice image displayed on our homepage. This image of the doodles contained a link that triggered a malicious code via the API call, resulting in an unexpected pop -up window for some users when visiting our home page.”
While the message on each site varied, both cases followed almost identified delivery mechanism: a deceptive pop -up window masked as a platform function. This may indicate a coordinated campaign focused on high -traffic websites using JavaScript exploits.
Former CEO of Binance ChangPeng Zhao he stressed that 39 people were victims of CoinMarketcap incident and their combined loss was $ 18,570.
He added that breaking twins emphasizes the growing trend of attackers who use trusted platforms to perform the wallets’ discharge schemes.
He said:
“Hackers now focus on the information website.”
As a result, he urged the cryptometers to remain careful, avoiding the interaction with unknown DAPPS and regularly monitoring the wallet activity to remain safe.
