According to CoinMarketcap, a site on the price tracking site in the encrypted currencies, removed a harmful emanating notice on its website, which prompted users to verify their cryptocurrency portfolios, according to what he mentioned on the official X account.
“We have identified and removed the harmful code from our site”, “Coinmarketcap He said In a publication on Friday.
Coinmarketcap has not finished investigating the case
He added: “Our team continues to investigate and take steps to enhance our security.”
The update came less than three hours after CoinmarketCAP publicly processed the harmful notification amid rumors and speculation spread on social media.
Many encryption users on the X said that the malicious popup seemed to be a fraud of hunting, a coding process that includes deception of victims to give up their own keys or personal information. Snacks often disappear reliable accounts or create fake units to spread the legitimate hunting links.
“We realize that a harmful emergency offers users to” check the wallet “on our site”, coinmarkcap He said at that time. Auri encryption user He said“He requests the connection of the wallet and then asks the approvals of ERC-20 codes.”
Coinmarketcap warned users against connecting their wallets and repeating that they were working to “solve the problem”.
Soon I discovered Metamask and Phantom problem
Crack user aircraft Claim Metamask and Phantom were “raised it red”.
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At the time of publication, users with Wallet Wallet Phantom extension shows a warning that the site is “unsafe for use”, according to more investigations by Cointelegraph.
The accident occurred nearly four years after CoinMarkcap penetrated in October 2021, leaking more than 3.1 million (3,117,548) user email addresses.
Information appeared after finding the email addresses that were hacked and sold via the Internet in various piracy forums and were revealed by IS Bewned, a web site for tracking breaches and online accounts.
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