MetaMask warns of new phishing bot The latest MetaMask phishing scam asks users for their seed phrase in a Google Docs form posing as an official support portal. 14369 Total views News
Crypto wallet provider MetaMask has alerted its users of a new phishing bot that attempts to steal their seed phrases.
In a tweet published Monday, May 3, MetaMask warned users that the bot attempts to direct users to a purported “instant support” portal where they are prompted to enter information into a Google Docs form.
PHISHING ALERT!: a new type of phishing bot is becoming active.
Comes from an account that looks “normal” (but few followers)
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WINNIPEG – A local librarian’s attempt to jump on the Google Docs-based “escape room” trend was revealed to be a shallow front to distribute his poetry portfolio.
As the pandemic forced local nightlife spots to temporarily shutter, point-and-click Google Docs-based “escape rooms” became a popular date night activity for quarantining couples. John and Mikey Callahan decided to give one a try. But it soon became apparent that their selection, advertised as a Star Wars-themed riddler posted by their local public library, was perhaps not exactly what they had in mind… though it was still “interesting” and “totally made you think.”