Hackers use government sites to steal Metamask owners – Bits Media

Fraudsters use the sites of state bodies of several countries to redirect Metamask users to a fake website of the project and theft of assets from cryptocurrency wallets.

The investigation of the journalists of the publication Cointelegraph showed, what for the commission Fraud was involved. The attacked hackers underwent official web portals of government organizations of Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt, India, Colombia, Nigeria and other jurisdictions. Fishting links were discovered everywhere, Metamask redirects to fake project sites.

As soon as the user presses any of the fraudulent links, placed on government websites, He redirects to fake URL-address Metamask. Then the careless victim is proposed to knit their Metamask wallets, supposedly for a full access to platform services. Binding Metamask wallets to such websites gives fraudsters full control over assets.

Journalists noted the extreme resemblance of the design of real and fake websites Metamask, which has become one of the main reasons, on which the owners of crypto assets come across the seemingly common tricks of scammers.

Previously, Metamask's maternal company refuted
Rumors about their role of tax agent and compulsory retention by the company of state fees, taxes, fines or interest on crypto acting owners.