Users Suffer $700,000 Loss in Phishing Attack
MailerLite, an email marketing platform, has confirmed a security breach leading to the distribution of phishing emails. These fraudulent emails, mimicking various crypto companies, affected 117 entities, including names like WalletConnect, Token Terminal, and the crypto news platform Cointelegraph.
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MailerLite, an email marketing platform, has confirmed a security breach leading to the distribution of phishing emails. These fraudulent emails, mimicking various crypto companies, affected 117 entities, including names like WalletConnect, Token Terminal, and the crypto news platform Cointelegraph.
An investigation revealed that the breach resulted from a social engineering attack on a customer service employee, which led to the attackers gaining full access to the system. Users who clicked on phishing links in the emails lost approximately $700,000 in high-liquidity assets.
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