The crypto community warning against false Arbitrum airdrops (ARB) it materialized when hackers managed to place a phishing link on Arbitrum's official Discord server.
On March 25, blockchain-focused security firm CetriK revealed the possibility of a phishing link circulating through the Arbitrum Discord server. It is suspected that a hacked Discord account of one of Arbitrum's developers was used to share a fake ad with a phishing link.
We are seeing reports that a phishing link has been posted on the @arbitrum Discord server.
Do not click any links until the team has confirmed that they have regained control of the server.#Identity fraud #Discord
Keep alert! pic.twitter.com/XoqHmOXGeV
โ CertiK Alert (@CertiKAlert) March 25, 2023
The phishing message on Discord offered "the opportunity to claim additional stake in Arbitrum DAO Governance" while citing issues during the initial token claim campaign. However, the support URL misspelled Arbitrum as "Arbtirum", a deception technique used in a phishing attack.
By clicking on such a phishing link, unsuspecting victims often navigate to a fake website that asks them to enter personal information, such as a wallet's private key.
However, further investigation by Cointelegraph shows that clicking on the Arbitrum phishing link takes users to a blank website with the text โAstaghfirullah,โ which translates to โI seek forgiveness from God.โ In modern times, it can also be used as an expression of disbelief or disapproval, according to Wiktionary.
Until further clarification from Arbitrum, investors are advised not to interact with the announcement. As hackers try to cash in on the hype, investors need to be very vigilant about unrealistic claims and deceptions.
Arbitrum has not yet responded to Cointelegraph's request for comment.
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Meanwhile, two airdrop chasers managed to pocket approximately $3.3 million ARB value.
We found 2 super airdrop hunters from $ARB.
0xe1e2 received 1.4M $ARB($1.92 million) across 866 addresses and added all 1.4 million $ARB to #Uniswap to provide liquidity.https://t.co/sncsZTHrP2
0xbd4e received 933,375 $ARB($1.28 million) through 630 addresses.https://t.co/p5vbqXMYxD pic.twitter.com/yK3LzbeC8t
โ Lookonchain (@lookonchain) March 24, 2023
As Cointelegraph reported, one wallet received $2 million in ARB, while another collected around $1.38 million in tokens.
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