CoinMarketCap Hack Fixed; Scammers Targeted Users Via Fake . . . CoinMarketCap Removes Malicious Code After Security Hack In an earlier alert, CoinMarketCap warned its users about a malicious pop-up notification attempting to trick them into verifying their crypto wallets The platform wrote on an X post, “We’re aware that a malicious pop-up prompting users to “Verify Wallet” has appeared on our site
CoinMarketCap Hacked, Scrambles to Remove Malicious Wallet . . . CoinMarketCap, owned by Binance, remains one of the most widely used resources in the crypto space, making it a prime target for malicious actors looking to exploit its credibility Users are urged to avoid connecting wallets to unsolicited prompts and to verify all interactions through official channels
CoinMarketCap Removes Malicious Verify Wallet Popup The incident occurred nearly four years after CoinMarketCap was hacked in October 2021, resulting in the leak of over 3 1 million (3,117,548) user email addresses
CoinMarketCap Confirms Removal of Malicious Wallet Scam Popup In its initial response to the problem on X, CoinMarketCap stated, “We know that a malicious popup asking users to verify wallet has been present on our site ” The update was made within three hours of the reports in the community, and CoinMarketCap was fast in action Despite removing the malicious code, the platform continues its
CoinMarketCap Hack: $100M Crypto Risk as Fake Wallet Prompt . . . CoinMarketCap has removed a malicious pop-up that was appearing on their site and trying to trick users into verifying their wallets The issue happened on June 17 and CoinMarketCap took swift action and the crypto community is in an uproar On X (formerly Twitter), CoinMarketCap warned users not to interact with the “Verify Wallet” pop-up
CoinMarketCap Removes Phishing “Verify Wallet” Popup After . . . A sketchy popup pretending to be a legit wallet check showed up on CoinMarketCap, asking people to connect their wallets and approve ERC‑20 tokens—basically a textbook phishing attempt CoinMarketCap jumped on X to confirm they pulled the bad code right away and said the team’s still looking into it while tightening up site security