๐ MetaMask Phishing Scandal: The Browser Extension Trap
In 2022, hundreds of MetaMask users fell victim to a sophisticated phishing scam, resulting in the theft of millions in ETH and NFTs โ all without a single smart contract hack.
๐ท๏ธ Attackers used Google ads, fake support emails, and clone websites to trick users into entering their seed phrases on malicious pages that looked exactly like MetaMaskโs interface.
๐ญ Victims unknowingly handed over full wallet access, and the funds were drained instantly โ often while the user was still logged in.
๐ง The incident revealed that social engineering, not code, was becoming one of the greatest threats in Web3. It also sparked a surge in security tools like hardware wallets, phishing detectors, and browser security plugins.
๐ก The MetaMask scam served as a harsh wake-up call: decentralization puts responsibility entirely in the userโs hands.
๐ท๏ธ #MetaMaskScam
