The service itself has no red flags or negative comments but its huge popularity has led to a number of
phishing websites which pose themselves as the real website, even on large forums like bitcointalk.
Not exact matches
Whether via
phishing (tricking someone into providing their financial account information — often via an attachment in an email or a fake
website that purports to sell or give away tickets), an ATM skimmer (
which reads and records the card's information, including password) or point - of - sale malware (like that used in the 2013 Target breach), it's not hard for cybercriminals to trick the unsuspecting.
They send you a link to an external
website on first communication,
which could turn out to be a
phishing attempt.
Such services also work to prevent
phishing, in
which a hacker can redirect visitors of your author
website to a fake duplicate and lead unwary link - clickers to unsafe, spyware - ridden ad sites.
In September 2017, the Russian Central Bank blocked 400
websites, many of
which were suspected of spreading malware and carrying out
phishing activities for personal information.
NOTE: Many
phishing links and
websites were created
which looked similar to MyEtherWallet.
Phishing attacks are straightforward enough: They are often sent via an email or a fake ad,
which includes a link to a
website that looks like the
website of your online wallet or another account.
«SMiShing» is the cell phone equivalent to «
Phishing,»
which is also known as «brand spoofing» or «carding», text messages that lead you to a counterfeit
website trying to get your personal information, using SMS.