The reason for this is hackers buy ad space
with phishing sites and pretend to be the real MyEtherWallet site.
Not exact matches
One of the wallets linked to the Bee Token
phishing scam sent ethereum to a wallet associated
with Giza, according to etherescan.io, a
site that tracks all transactions on the ethereum blockchain as shown in the diagram below.
Because of malware in email,
phishing messages and malicious websites
with URLs that are one letter different from popular
sites, employees need to maintain a high level of awareness and diligence to protect themselves and their organizations.
An anti-
phishing filter alerts users to
sites that may be scams by comparing them
with a blacklist of
phishing sites.
I may be biased, but the way to deal
with such Ethereum
phishing scam and other email
phishing scams that pretend to be from the legitimate firm and actually lead to a dummy
site, is by installing Scam Block Plus - a Chrome extension that detects untrusted websites.
A clever hacker made off
with nearly $ 4 million worth of IOTA cryptocurrency after patiently setting up an elaborate
phishing site for almost half a year.
I was on the
site for less than a few hours and was immediately being hit
with fake profile contacts and
phishing scams.
It provides a
site evaluation service that not only confirms a particular
site is free from
phishing and malware, but reveals any associations
with less trustworthy e-businesses, including lenders.
You may not use the
Site to develop, generate, transmit or store information (including, without limitation, Content) that: (a) in the sole and absolute discretion of Undead Labs, is deemed to be offensive; (b) is deemed unlawful, harmful, harassing, fraudulent, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, sexually explicit, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, nor may you use a misspelling or an alternative spelling to circumvent these restrictions; (c) consists of advertisements, promotions, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities or other unsolicited commercial communication; (d) is derogatory or harmful to the reputation of the
Site, Undead Labs, or our directors, officers and employees in any way; (e) encourages the violation of any local, state, national, or international laws or regulations; (f) solicits other users» passwords and / or credit card information; (g) is anti-social, disruptive, or destructive, including, without limitation, «flaming,» «spamming» and «trolling»; (h) carries out any action
with a disruptive effect, such as causing forum screens to scroll faster than other users are able to read, or setting up macros
with large amounts of text that, when used, can have a disruptive effect on the normal flow of forum postings; (i) contains any user's personal information, including, but not limited to, such user's real name, address, phone number or private e-mail address, except that a user may communicate his or her own personal information in a private message directed to a single user; (j) forges headers or otherwise manipulates identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message (k) in any way obstructs or otherwise interferes
with the normal performance of another person's use of the
Site; (l) constitutes harassment or a violation of privacy or threatens other people or groups of people; (m) is harmful to children in any manner; or (n) constitutes
phishing, pharming or impersonates any other person, or steals or assumes any person's identity (whether a real identity or online nickname or alias).
Oh, dear, I sometimes wonder about commenters on moderated
sites who nevertheless manage to fly under the radar and clog threads
with floods of barely agreeable verbiage: Google slaps
phishing warning on misleading GOP website http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/05/1275366/-Google-slaps-
phishing-warning-on-misleading-GOP-website#
Your visitors may be weirded out by a ctyptic url containing odd letters or numbers, as these are often associated
with bad
sites or
phishing links.
A fairly common
phishing technique I've seen lately is an email from a friend saying «you'll like this
site»
with a URL — and nothing else.
We've use Facebook as our first stage of research in which we delete the login form, replace the login button
with JavaScript which will redirect user to a notification page which tells them this is a
phishing site and also telling them how to prevent this vulnerability.
Our automated systems detect and warn you about
sites with malware, or attempts to
phish you.
With all the dangerous security threats online today, Microsoft Edge blocks 9 % more
phishing sites and 13 % more malware than Chrome * — helping protect your identity and information; speed matters on the Web and according to Google's own benchmarks, Microsoft Edge is faster than Chrome **.
It may take you to a fake
phishing site disguised to look as your bank's
site, but
with a subtly different URL.
Access important websites (e.g. Paypal) from bookmarks directly, otherwise please check its domain name carefully, it's a good idea to check the popularity of a website
with Alexa toolbar to ensure that it's not a
phishing site before entering your password.
In addition to the new hardware, Eero is offering a new subscription service: For $ 9.99 per month or $ 99 per year, Eero Plus provides enhanced Internet security features that prevent users on the Eero network from accessing
sites associated
with malware, ransomware, and
phishing attacks.
themerkle.com - The Merkle
Michael Richo Admits to Stealing US$ 365000 Worth of Bitcoin From Darknet Criminals The Merkle Consumers all over the world are all too familiar
with the concept of
phishing sites.
Even
with shrewd URL inspection, a
phishing site can be difficult to spot as attackers employ a range of subtle techniques — like registering domains
with foreign characters as evident from the punycode approach.
Even
with shrewd URL inspection, a
phishing site can be difficult to spot as attackers employ a range of subtle techniques — like registering domains
with foreign characters as evident from the
Talos reports that COINHOARDER began making their
phishing site look more legitimate over time by using rogue SSL certificates in combination
with their «typosquatting,» «brand spoofing,» and «homograph attacks.»
SafeSearch Plus differentiates harmless websites from those laden
with malware or potentially unwanted apps, or websites known to be involved in
phishing attempts, based on the
site's history and contents.
With traditional two - factor solutions like mobile texting or Google Authenticator, once a user enters the 2FA numbers on a
phishing site, an attacker can turn around and use those same credentials to immediately access that account.