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Though scammers behind the Inferno Drainer malware announced the closure in 2023, new reports indicate that more bad actors are the targeting KuCoin community. 
In <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptoShields/status/1760438211589902672" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">an X post</a> shared on Feb. 22, a web3 security advocate known as CryptoShields.eth disclosed a screenshot of an SMS message falsely asserting there’s a KCS <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/airdrop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">airdrop</a>, implying eligibility for the recipient despite the absence of any legitimate airdrop. 
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While it’s unclear who is exactly behind the campaign, CryptoShields.eth asserts that the activity is linked to Inferno Drainer, a well-known scam-as-a-service platform that publicly declared its shutdown in August 2023. 
According to <a href="https://www.whois.com/whois/kcs-airdrop.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from Whois, the domain mentioned in the text messages was registered via Squarespace on Feb. 13. At the time of writing, <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/kucoin/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">KuCoin</a> has not issued any public statements on the matter. It also remains unclear whether the latest development signifies a full-scale scam attack, potentially facilitated by an internal breach at KuCoin. 
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The fraudulent website claims to host an ongoing airdrop of KCS tokens, offering users the opportunity to obtain free tokens. Interested participants are required to provide a signature via their non-custodial wallet to “prove ownership of wallet.” However, <a href="https://crypto.news/web3-anti-scam-sleuth-uncovers-phishing-attack-that-drained-4-2m-using-a-malicious-opcode/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">numerous</a> <a href="https://crypto.news/scammers-on-the-rise-three-on-chain-cybersecurity-predictions-for-2024-opinion/">reports</a> have shown that scammers usually put malicious codes on their websites, causing users’ wallets to lose funds when they provide signatures to interact with their wallets. 
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Fake airdrop SMS to KuCoin users stir data leak concerns

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