Several
users of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX could be facing a phishing
attack. According to a report by CoinDesk, suspicious password reset emails are
being sent out to users
from the exchange’s official customer support email, support@ftx.com.
🚨 Several users of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX are being targeted today
A potential phishing attack, being sent a “reset password” request from the exchange’s official customer support email
The email was sent by support@ftx.com – the official email address before the… pic.twitter.com/DOTucjh36b
— The Roundtable Show (@RoundtableSpace) July 20, 2023
Phishing is
an online campaign through
which users are
sent fake emails, text messages or phone calls, in order to obtain sensitive
information such as passwords and credit card numbers. According to CoinDesk,
the links attached to the
suspicious emails direct users to the bankruptcy claims portal.
Finance Magnates reported that FTX previously disclosed
plans to launch a
claims portal,
claims.ftx.com, for customers owed by the exchange before its collapse
last November to state their claims. The move
came as a bankruptcy
court in Delaware, United States, ordered
customers of the exchange and its affiliated entities to submit their
‘proofs of claim’ on or before 4 pm EST on September 29, 2023.
The FTX Debtors’ “Customer Bar Date” has been set for September 29, 2023 at 4 PM ET. To streamline the process for customers, the FTX Debtors are finalizing an online claims portal at https://t.co/DkYi2hDLbI. FTX Debtors will announce when the portal is active.
— FTX (@FTX_Official) June 28, 2023
With the
date closer than before, it appears these former
clients have
become the target of phishing campaigns. Finance Magnates is yet to receive a
response to its request for comment on the development.
Earlier in
the month, FTX warned customers to stay on alert for ‘phishing attempt links from
other channels’.The bankrupt firm said such channels “may appear to look like the FTX Debtors’ online claims
portal.”
(3/4) Please be aware of phishing attempt links from other channels, which may appear to look like the FTX Debtors’ online claims portal.
— FTX (@FTX_Official) July 12, 2023
In October,
a month before FTX filed for bankruptcy, the crypto trading suffered a phishing
attack…
