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Social<\/a> engineering scams, from the Meeten campaign to fake crypto support scams, have become a troubling occurrence in crypto.<\/p>\n Threat actors are using an elaborate social engineering scheme to target crypto users and drain their wallets, according<\/a> to a Thursday report from cybersecurity company Darktrace. The company wrote that the techniques are similar to those used by \u201cTraffer Groups,\u201d which use malware to steal credentials and data.<\/p>\n The social engineering scheme involves gaining the trust of users by posing as representatives from fake startup companies in the industries of AI, gaming, Web3 and social media. Compromised X accounts are often involved, and the threat actors supplement the fraud with Medium articles and GitHub entries.<\/p>\n \u201cEach campaign typically starts with a victim being contacted through X messages, Telegram or Discord,\u201d the report reads. \u201cA fake employee of the company will contact a victim asking to test out their software in exchange for a cryptocurrency payment.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n