Multiple Web3 protocols and crypto websites, including Cointelegraph itself, fell victim to a coordinated email hacking campaign.
On Jan. 23, the users of multiple Web3 protocols and companies were hit with a mass phishing campaign by scammers. Over $580,000 worth of crypto has so far been lost in the attack, which used emails sent from the official email addresses of WalletConnect, Token Terminal, Social.Fi and De.Fi, as well as Cointelegraph.
Here is a timeline of what happened:
10:03 am UTC: WalletConnect announced that its users have been receiving malicious emails: “We’re aware of an email that appears to have been sent from an email address linked to WalletConnect prompting recipients to open a link to be able to claim an airdrop. We can confirm that this email was not issued directly from WalletConnect or any WalletConnect affiliates, and that the link appears to lead to a malicious site.”