Security

<ul class="news-points"> 
 <li>Security experts expose a phishing scam targeting KeePass users on Google.</li> 
 <li>The crypto community is warned to remain vigilant as phishing attempts persist.</li> 
 <li>Google has been notified about fraudulent advertisements.</li> 
</ul> 
Bad actors continuously exploit ingenious means to hack into the devices of unsuspecting victims to potentially siphon their <a href="https://coinedition.com/what-is-cryptocurrency-a-complete-beginners-guide/">cryptocurrency</a> holdings. In a recent <a href="https://x.com/IM_23pds/status/1716266369975714289?s=20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">statement</a>, X user named 23pds, a team member of the renowned blockchain security threat tracker SlowMist, disclosed a scam advertisement on Google. 
The security threat researcher revealed that a fraudulent advertisement of the well-known open-source password manager KeePass ranked first on Google search. According to him, the bad actors sought to deceive unsuspecting persons as they camouflaged a phishing portal to KeePass’ official website. 
Emphatically, clicking the advert leads the victim to a sham website that resembles KeePass. Consequently, the victim would download a piece of Trojan software, thinking to have gotten the original app from an “official’ source. 
While 23pds posted the message in Chinese, the famous crypto-focused Chinese reporter Colin Wu narrated the inciden…
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