{"id":441683,"date":"2022-05-04T11:54:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T08:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ape-themed-airdrop-phishing-scams-are-on-the-rise-experts-warn\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T11:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T08:54:25","slug":"ape-themed-airdrop-phishing-scams-are-on-the-rise-experts-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ape-themed-airdrop-phishing-scams-are-on-the-rise-experts-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"# Ape-themed airdrop phishing scams are on the rise, experts warn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcb9b0350a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcb9b0350a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ape-themed-airdrop-phishing-scams-are-on-the-rise-experts-warn\/#%E2%80%9D_Ape-themed_airdrop_phishing_scams_are_on_the_rise_experts_warn_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Ape-themed airdrop phishing scams are on the rise, experts warn &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Ape-themed_airdrop_phishing_scams_are_on_the_rise_experts_warn_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Ape-themed airdrop phishing scams are on the rise, experts warn &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Cybersecurity experts identified and disclosed the rising popularity of airdrop phishing among crypto and nonfungible token (NFT) scammers.<\/p>\n<p>Airdrops serve as an essential marketing tool for crypto projects, which involves sending free cryptocurrency tokens or NFTs to promote awareness among investors. However, a new report <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/crypto\/2022\/05\/airdrop-phishing-what-is-it-and-how-is-my-cryptocurrency-at-risk\/\">released<\/a> by Malwarebytes Labs highlighted an alarming rise in airdrop phishing attempts as scammers try to cash in on the hype around Yuga Labs\u2019 BAYC Ape-related NFT collection.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Airdrop phishing: what is it, and how is my cryptocurrency at risk? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kWG09l06fi\">https:\/\/t.co\/kWG09l06fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Malwarebytes (@Malwarebytes) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Malwarebytes\/status\/1521493724580167685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nMalwarebytes recorded that the most common airdrop phishing tactics involve the use of fraudulent websites portraying as one of the legitimate platforms, adding that \u201cApes are, of course, the hottest draw in town where Airdrop phishing is concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report acknowledged the fraudsters\u2019 rising interest in ape-<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\">theme<\/a>d phishing while citing the \u201cvariety of fake pages out there reflects this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-05\/e6e0c09e-67b2-4dcb-8059-f34d5399243e.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">A fake website offering Bull &amp; APE NFT as bait. Source: Malwarebytes Labs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The above screenshot shows a phishing attempt wherein scammers created a site asking visitors to claim up to 10 Bull &amp; Ape NFTs. However, similar to any other phishing website, when a user tries to claim the seemingly lucrative offer, it prompts for a variety of password\/recovery phrases:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDoes this really sound like something you want to hand over your recovery phrase to?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, Malwarebytes also warns about the rise in the \u201cconnect your wallet\u201d airdrop phish wherein <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> accounts with massive followers pose as popular projects such as Moonbirds project offering NFT airdrops.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-05\/9619e6f1-d44a-409f-b119-dfb145522844.jfif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">A scam account falsely portraying Moonbirds on Twitter. Source: Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the crypto community notices and calls out such scams, the fraudsters tend to turn off replies to their tweets to prevent being exposed. In this case, the official verified Moonbirds account warned about the imposters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"> BEWARE of scammers, we don&#8217;t Instagram, have a public discord, or have any other URL other than <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/py5fF2nTlX\">https:\/\/t.co\/py5fF2nTlX<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Moonbirds (, ) (@moonbirds) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moonbirds\/status\/1512550209108131844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Malwarebytes\u2019 advice resounds with the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> security recommendations of not saying \u201cyes\u201d to everything a site asks for, concluding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you start granting permissions, or signing transactions, you may find your wallet draining of funds.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong><em>ETH gas price surges as Yuga Labs cashes in $300M selling Otherside NFTs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As rightly pointed out in the Malwarebytes report, the hype around Yuga Labs\u2019 NFTs is real. The latest launch of the Otherdeed NFTs, which saw each digital piece of land selling for 305 ApeCoin (APE), witnessed an instant sell-out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Otherdeed NFT mint is sold out &#8211; we are awestruck at the demand shown tonight. Apes and Mutants, the opening of the 21-day claim period is being delayed until the price of gas drops to reasonable levels. We\u2019ll tweet when the claim opens. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iRz64lklbv\">https:\/\/t.co\/iRz64lklbv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OthersideMeta (@OthersideMeta) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OthersideMeta\/status\/1520613298815008770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Cointelegraph reported, the sale resulted in an unprecedented but momentary spike in Ethereum (ETH) gas fees. Citing some of the issues related to using Ether during its NFT launch, Yuga Labs announced the need for ApeCoin to migrate to its own chain to scale properly.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/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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