{"id":24844,"date":"2025-06-23T11:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/hackers-compromise-cointelegraph-frontend\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:44:08","slug":"hackers-compromise-cointelegraph-frontend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/hackers-compromise-cointelegraph-frontend\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers Compromise Cointelegraph Frontend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The website of the cryptocurrency publication Cointelegraph has been hacked. Intruders inserted malicious code that displayed a phishing pop-up offering a fake airdrop.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? ALERT: We are aware of a fraudulent pop-up falsely claiming to offer \u201cCoinTelegraph ICO Airdrops\u201d or \u201cCTG tokens\u201d that are appearing on our site.<\/p>\n<p>DO NOT:<br \/>\u2014 Click on these pop-ups<br \/>\u2014 Connect your wallets<br \/>\u2014 Enter any personal information<\/p>\n<p>We are actively working on a fix.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cointelegraph\/status\/1936959898094583916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cointelegraph representatives confirmed the incident:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cDo not click on these pop-ups, connect wallets, or enter personal information.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The banner urged users to connect crypto wallets to receive CTG tokens worth $5500. To appear convincing, the fraudsters mentioned a \u201cfair launch\u201d and an \u201caudit by CertiK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such attacks aim to steal funds. Users connect wallets to receive rewards, after which the attackers gain access to their assets.<\/p>\n<p>The attack resembles a recent incident with the CoinMarketCap aggregator site. On June 20, a similar phishing scheme was used on the platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On June 20, 2025, our security team identified a vulnerability related to a doodle image displayed on our homepage. This doodle image contained a link that triggered malicious code through an API call, resulting in an unexpected pop-up for some users when visited our homepage.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CoinMarketCap (@CoinMarketCap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinMarketCap\/status\/1936273633611334081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In both cases, the attackers exploited the trust in popular platforms to deceive users.<\/p>\n<p>Back in May, the crypto industry suffered losses <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/cryptocurrency-industry-faces-244-million-loss-from-may-hacks\">amounting to $244 million<\/a> due to 20 hacking incidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The website of the cryptocurrency publication Cointelegraph has been hacked. Intruders inserted malicious code that displayed a phishing pop-up offering a fake airdrop. ? ALERT: We are aware of a fraudulent pop-up falsely claiming to offer \u201cCoinTelegraph ICO Airdrops\u201d or \u201cCTG tokens\u201d that are appearing on our site. 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