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 <li>Nansen users are under phishing attack as scammers exploit a fake Nansen airdrop.</li>
 <li>Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik warns users on Twitter, confirming there is no planned airdrop for 2023.</li>
</ul>
Crypto analytics platform Nansen is grappling with a wave of phishing scams targeting its users. Numerous individuals have reported receiving fraudulent emails promoting an attractive “Nansen Airdrop,” allegedly offering an exclusive opportunity for participation. However, CEO <a href="https://twitter.com/ASvanevik/status/1727631748291510493" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Alex Svanevik</a> took to X (formally Twitter) and “warned users” that there is “no scheduled airdrop for 2023.”
The phishing attacks appear to flow from a data leak linked to one of Nansen’s third-party vendors. Cybercriminals are capitalizing on this breach to send out misleading emails to exposed Nansen clients. The recipients of the phishing emails, who were compromised in the vendor-related data breach, are being informed that they were eligible for the airdrop.
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Further, the fraudulent communication from Nansen asserts that clients can now claim their “NANSEN” tokens as part of an exclusive opportunity. To add a layer of fraud, the email includes a malicious link. Reports on X indicate that <a href="https://thenewscrypto.com/report-on-top-5-web3-scams-30-m-lost-in-october/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">scammers</a> are spreading these phishing messages through emails that appear to be registered on networkforgood.com.&nbsp;
The situation traces back to late September 2023, when Nansen’s CEO, Alex Svanevik, revealed that some of the platform’s clients had their information exposed due to a hack on a third-party vendor.&nbsp;This unnamed vendor, serving numerous Fortune 500 companies, <a href="https://thenewscrypto.com/nansens-third-party-vendors-security-breach-compromises-user-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">fell victim to a hacker</a> attack. That granting unauthorized access to an account used by Nansen for customer platform access.
The September security breach could have affected almost 7% of Nansen’s clients, as disclosed by Svanevik. But the ongoing phishing attack underscores the escalating challenges, and it’s uncertain how many users fell victim to this scam.

Caution: Nansen Users Receive Phishing Emails

TheNewsCrypto

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