- Security experts expose a phishing scam targeting KeePass users on Google.
- The crypto community is warned to remain vigilant as phishing attempts persist.
- Google has been notified about fraudulent advertisements.
Bad actors continuously exploit ingenious means to hack into the devices of unsuspecting victims to potentially siphon their cryptocurrency holdings. In a recent statement, X user named 23pds, a team member of the renowned blockchain security threat tracker SlowMist, disclosed a scam advertisement on Google.
The security threat researcher revealed that a fraudulent advertisement of the well-known open-source password manager KeePass ranked first on Google search. According to him, the bad actors sought to deceive unsuspecting persons as they camouflaged a phishing portal to KeePass’ official website.
Emphatically, clicking the advert leads the victim to a sham website that resembles KeePass. Consequently, the victim would download a piece of Trojan software, thinking to have gotten the original app from an “official’ source.
While 23pds posted the message in Chinese, the famous crypto-focused Chinese reporter Colin Wu narrated the inciden…
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