{"id":35464,"date":"2022-12-22T09:29:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T09:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lydian.io\/?p=35464"},"modified":"2022-12-22T09:29:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T09:29:33","slug":"gate-io-users-at-risk-as-scammers-fake-giveaways-on-hacked-twitter-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lydian.io\/gate-io-users-at-risk-as-scammers-fake-giveaways-on-hacked-twitter-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Gate.io Users At Risk As Scammers Fake Giveaways On Hacked Twitter Account","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hackers took over crypto trade Gate.io's official Twitter account, placing over 1 million customers prone to shedding funds in an ongoing fraudulent Tether (USDT) giveaway.<\/p>\n
The social media platform Twitter is the simplest medium to succeed in the crypto group. Because of this, there's a rising development of hacking into official Twitter handles of verified accounts to encourage fraud.<\/p>\n
Hackers of unknown origin took over Gate.io's Twitter account and altered Gate.io's web site URL to g\u0105te.com (https:\/\/xn--gte-ipa.com\/) - a fraudulent web site masquerading because the trade points. <\/p>\n
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The pretend web site actively promotes a pretend 500,000 USDT giveaway and urges customers to attach their wallets (like MetaMask) so as to declare the rewards. As soon as a person connects their pockets to the pretend web site, the hackers acquire entry to their current funds and find yourself consuming the property. <\/p>\n
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Blockchain investigator Peckshield additionally confirmed the continued assault when it found the phishing web site and alerted customers to the chance of shedding personal keys. <\/p>\n
#PeckShieldAlert<\/a> #phishing<\/a> Looks as if crypto trade gate[.]io's verified Twitter account @gate_io<\/a> was compromised and used to share misleading hyperlinks $USDT<\/a> GIVE UP.
tousled[.]com is the phishing web site.
Many Thanks @aayusharai11<\/a> and @grpolice<\/a> for the intel pic.twitter.com\/cpZ6CgAADm<\/a><\/p>\n