London police have blocked 43 crypto phishing websites

The UK-based National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NIB), a police unit tasked with analyzing and collecting fraud and financial cybercrime data, has blocked 43 websites linked to fraudulent activities.

According to Pete O'Doherty, Acting Commissioner of the City of London Police, the NBB found an email address that appeared to be from the crypto site blockchain.com. The authorities discovered that 42 additional web domains were registered, including “actionfraud.info” and “department-fraud.com”. Authorities blocked the addresses as soon as they were discovered.

NFIB urges victims of cybercrime to report through its official channels and hotlines. According to the police department, By December 2023, it had removed nearly 300,000 malicious websites as a result of its reports. Some phishing attempts include claiming that the email recipient has won a Tupperware set.

Beware of fake emails claiming to win a “36-piece Tupperware set.”

⚠️The emails lead to websites designed to steal your personal information.

Your reports have resulted in the removal of 295,300 malicious websites since December 2023.

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— Action Fraud (@actionfrauduk) February 7, 2024

Phishing continues to be a prevalent issue in the crypto community. On January 20, hardware wallet maker Trezor reported a security breach that compromised the data of 66,000 users. After the incident, at least 41 users reported receiving phishing emails asking for sensitive information.

Meanwhile, a massive phishing campaign has flooded the email addresses of many crypto investors. On January 23, a phishing attack by fraudsters impersonating major Web3 companies was discovered by the crypto community. Hackers have sent out email campaigns promoting fake token airdrops, claiming to be from companies like Cointelegraph, WalletConnect, Token Terminal and others.

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The phishing attack was later confirmed to be the result of a breach by email marketing firm MailerLite. On January 24, the company disclosed that hackers were able to take control of Web3 accounts using a social engineering attack. According to MailerLite, a team member responding to a customer request clicked on a link to a fake Google login page.

The employee inadvertently logged in by giving attackers access to the MailerLite admin panel. According to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, the attackers' main wallet had a total of at least $3.3 million in revenue after the attack.

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