Recently, network security incidents have occurred frequently, especially phishing incidents are extremely rampant. Since the beginning of 2022, knowing that the hacked archives of Chuangyu Blockchain Security Lab have recorded 16 phishing incidents. Hackers encourage victims to download a file or visit a link, secretly install malicious payloads, and obtain private information. Encryption keys to access wallets containing digital assets and steal user assets.
On May 18, 2022, American actor Seth Green suffered a phishing attack, resulting in the theft of 4 NFTs (including 1 BAYC, 2 MAYC and 1 Doodle), resulting in a loss of approximately US$330,000.
On May 9, 2022, dozens of YouTube channels ran a scam by clipping old videos of Musk and Jack Dorsey and Ark Invest, in which scammers added their false encrypted information, resulting in the theft of $1.3 million.
On April 24, 2022, scammers pretended to be Coinbase customer support staff and lured users to copy phishing websites in the Coinbase Wallet App, resulting in a loss of over $86,000.
On April 21, 2022, hackers placed phishing links to Google keyword ads in batches, causing the assets of some users on the Terra chain to be maliciously transferred out, causing a loss of US$4.31 million on the day the incident occurred.
On February 21, 2022, OpenSea was attacked by phishing, and a large number of NFTs were stolen and sold for arbitrage, with a profit of about 2.9 million US dollars.
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The constant occurrence of phishing incidents and the ever-increasing amount of losses are all sounding the alarm to us. Phishing is a never-ending battle as malicious websites are carefully crafted and constantly updated with security protections that are increasingly stealthy to trick unsuspecting users into stealing their privacy and assets.
In view of this, we know that Chuangyu Blockchain Security Lab has launched a plug-in for blocking malicious addresses - FishAlert, prompting risks at the first time, and doing our best to protect user safety.
FishAlert User Guide
FishAlert is a browser extension. Using FishAlert Protection will help users check whether the websites they visit are safe in time, just like having an information security expert by their side to protect users from scams, viruses and phishing websites. FishAlert warns users when they visit dangerous sites, such as scams, malware, phishing sites, malicious web stores, and other dangerous links.
How to use
Users search for FishAlert from the chrome plug-in market and firefox plug-in market, select to load and start in the browser plug-in management. The plug-in download address is as follows:
https://fishalert.knownseclab.com
scope of application
Currently supports Chrome, Safari, QQ, 360 Security, 360 Speed and many other mainstream browsers
Operation method
FishAlert provides two modes of manual and automatic protection. When the automatic protection is turned on, it will help users check the access address in real time and prompt the risk. The user can also select the address and use the right mouse button menu to manually check whether the website is safe.
- automatic protection
- manual protection
Tips
FishAlert strictly abides by the chrome privacy policy, and does not collect or use any privacy information such as browsing data, submitted data, identity data, and location information of users. Please use it with confidence.
Know that Chuangyu Blockchain Security Lab has nine years of experience in security services for leading blockchain enterprises, a world-class team of blockchain security experts, and maintains tens of thousands of malicious website libraries. In addition, we plan to establish a security community, gather the strength of millions of users, and jointly build a safe and healthy network environment. In the future, we will open reporting channels, and users can submit websites to request security reviews and post comments on the website. We will work together with everyone to create a "world without thieves" network environment.
It is our duty to protect the security of the blockchain world!