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<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">Crypto users on <a href="https://newslinker.co/category/social-media/" data-wpel-link="exclude">social media</a> have been put on alert due to a new crypto-themed phishing email attack that appears to be sent from the content creator platform Patreon. According to reports on social media platforms X and Reddit, scammers who register users’ email addresses with Patreon are subsequently signing them up for malicious emails from fake crypto projects on the platform.</p> 
<h2 class="p1" style="text-align: justify" id="noteworthy-details-on-the-issue">Noteworthy Details on the Issue</h2> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">Reports of phishing attacks began to surface on January 23, with users reporting receiving emails about fake airdrop events from Patreon content creators imitating <a href="https://en.coin-turk.com/chainlink-staking-v0-2-announcement-triggers-investor-interest-and-price-surge/" data-wpel-link="internal">Chainlink</a>, Solana, Manta Network, and Sui.</p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-308553" src="https://coin-turk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/king-jeremy-tweet.png" alt="" width="500" height="643"></p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">In a January 25 post by X, Patreon Support informed a member of the crypto community that they had identified and resolved an issue related to email verification and an erroneous follow from a crypto account claiming to be a Patreon creator, adding that affected accounts were being addressed.</p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">A screenshot of an email reported to be sent from Patreon sheds more light on the process, explaining that the fraudulent emails are part of a coordinated malicious attempt to access users’ cryptocurrency wallets and that the issue has since been corrected.</p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-308554" src="https://coin-turk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/guerrilla-tweet.png" alt="" width="500" height="629"></p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">However, some X users have indicated that they have continued to receive phishing emails over the last four days. In a Reddit post dated January 28 under the r/CryptoCurrency title, user u/PhaseEquivalent3529 shared the following:</p> 
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 <p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">“Today I deleted 6 Patreon emails all talking about the Manta airdrop event.”</p> 
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<h2 class="p1" style="text-align: justify" id="web3-and-hack-attacks">Web3 and Hack Attacks</h2> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">According to the blockchain security platform Scam Sniffer, over 324,000 crypto users fell victim to phishing scams in 2023, with total losses amounting to $295 million. When considering the future airdrop rights users are entitled to, the scale of these attacks in the Web3 space becomes apparent.</p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">However, recent proactive measures taken by blockchain users have led to a significant reduction in both the number of assets lost and the number of users affected by these attacks. Coordinated efforts by governments and blockchain security firms continue to place a heavy burden on black-hat hackers, instilling fear and concern among attackers.</p> 
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Crypto Users Alerted to Phishing Scam via Alleged Patreon Emails

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