MetaMask Cautions Apple Users Of Recent Phishing Attacks
Amid the latest phishing attacks, MetaMask has warned Apple users to design “strong enough passwords” or risk losing their funds.
The team behind MetaMask, the Ethereum non-custodial wallet, has issued a warning to Apple users to beware of iCloud phishing attacks as consumers risk losing their funds if their password “isn’t strong enough.”
MetaMask recently added support for Apple Pay, enabling users to buy crypto through Apple’s digital wallet service. Clients could purchase cryptocurrencies with debit or credit cards, without sending ETH to the app in advance.
However, the MetaMask took it to Twitter to warn Apple users to be careful as they can become victims of phishing attacks, and advised them to create a strong password to protect their assets.
? If you have enabled iCloud backup for app data, this will include your password-encrypted MetaMask vault. If your password isn’t strong enough, and someone phishes your iCloud credentials, this can mean stolen funds. (Read on ?) 1/3
MetaMask also adviced that Apple users could disable iCloud backups by turning off certain features on the platform.
A few days earlier a Twitter user “revive_dom” had his entire MetaMask wallet (containing $650,000 worth of cryptocurrencies and NFTs) stolen by hackers.
“Got a phone call from Apple, literally from Apple (on my caller ID). Called it back because I suspected fraud and it was an Apple number. So I believed them. They asked for a code that was sent to my phone, and 2 seconds later, my entire MetaMask was wiped.”
This is how it happened, Got a phone call from apple, literally from apple (on my caller Id) Called it back because I suspected fraud and it was an apple number. So I believed them They asked for a code that was sent to my phone and 2 seconds later my entire MetaMask was wiped
