{"id":403599,"date":"2022-02-04T17:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scam-alert-binance-ceo-warns-users-of-massive-sms-phishing-scam\/"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:00:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:00:50","slug":"scam-alert-binance-ceo-warns-users-of-massive-sms-phishing-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scam-alert-binance-ceo-warns-users-of-massive-sms-phishing-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"# Scam alert! Binance CEO warns users of massive SMS phishing scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Scam alert! Binance CEO warns users of massive SMS phishing scam <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDIvMmZiMjUzNjEtMjU5NS00OGQ1LTllZDgtNGRiNjU0YTJhOTA4LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Binance CEO Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao has alerted the crypto community against a \u201cmassive\u201d SMS phishing scam targeting Binance customers.<\/p>\n<p>Tweeting on Friday, CZ alerted users of a phishing scam campaign directed at Binance users through SMS.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is a massive Phishing scam via SMS with a link to cancel withdrawals. It leads to a phishing website to harvest your credential as in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n<p>NEVER click on links from SMS! <\/p>\n<p>Always go to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9rMMAmtCxH\">https:\/\/t.co\/9rMMAmtCxH<\/a> via a bookmark or type it in.<\/p>\n<p>Stay <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAFU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAFU<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/erNwe90FN1\">pic.twitter.com\/erNwe90FN1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ  Binance (@cz_binance) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1489545612718579715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nPer the screenshot shared by CZ, the scam involves sending users a text message with a link to cancel withdrawals, leading users to a fake website designed to harvest their login credentials. <\/p>\n<p>The CEO has warned Binanc users not to click on any links from SMS messages and advised them to always type the URL for the exchange into their browsers manually.<\/p>\n<p>Several cases of hacking and phishing have emerged so far in 2022, with some platforms suffering significant losses as a result of these attacks. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Hodlers beware! New malware targets MetaMask and 40 other crypto wallets<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As reported by Cointelegraph, the Wormhole token bridge was subject to a security vulnerability on Wednesday, resulting in the\u00a0loss of 120,000 Wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed Ether (wETH) tokens ($321 million) from the platform. On Jan. 17,\u00a0$33.8 million in crypto assets\u00a0was\u00a0stolen from Crypto.com following a security breach.<\/p>\n<p>Users of digital currencies have also been warned of a new malware that\u00a0targets browser plugin wallets, such as MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Binance CEO warns users of massive SMS phishing scam &#8221; Binance CEO Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao has alerted the crypto community against a \u201cmassive\u201d SMS phishing scam targeting Binance customers. Tweeting on Friday, CZ alerted users of a phishing scam campaign directed at Binance users through SMS. 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