Scam Sniffer: The Inferno Drainer phishing scam did damage to $6 Milln in cryptocurrency and NFT – Bits Media

SCAM Sniffer analytical company reports, that the provider of malicious software Inferno Drainer is allegedly associated with thousands of thefts of cryptoactives for millions of dollars.

SCAM Sniffer experts conducted an in-depth analysis of blockchain-records outside and inside the networks Ethereum, Arbitrator, BNB Chain, as a result of which they revealed about 5000 victims of the Inferno Drainer scam, which together lost more $5,9 Milln in several cryptocurrencies and NFT. On the Ethereum network - $4,3 million, В arbitration - $0,79 million, в Polygon — $0,41 million, A u bnb - $0,39 million.

According to SCAM Sniffer, The real scales and the initiators of the theft were disclosed after, As a suspect, Member of the Inferno Drainer team named Mr Inferno, appeared in the Telegram Scam Sniffer group.

“Telegram channel helped identify a website, advertising services of a fraudster. After requesting a hash of transactions, We found them in the SCAMSNIFFER database and connected with some well-known addresses of malicious Web3-wells of our platform. It became known, what only in March INFERNO created about 700 Fishing web pages for the theft of data and crypto assets ", - Skam Sniffer representatives say.

Inferno Drainer phishing websites are aimed at approximately 220 Popular crypto -brands, Such as PEPE, Bob, Collab.Land, zkSync, Sui, Caingpt, Puyspop and them like. In addition, Inferno specializes in the sale of fraudulent services to third -party attackers in exchange for 20% from the cost of stolen crypto assets.

According to a survey of the Kaspersky laboratory, in 2022 year more than a third of Americans, owning cryptocurrencies, became victims
scammers. Cause: Users do not pay due attention to measures to protect their crypto assets.