Staying safe in web3

Address poisoning scams

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Clipboard hacks vs Keylogging attacks

A frustrating reality of being online, especially within web3, is co-existing with scammers....

You've probably heard of airdrops, right? Well, although seemingly a win-win and potentially...

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This article was adapted from a blog post available here.

This attack involves scammers convincing users to invest into fraudulent tokens, often imita...

Have assets suddenly moved out of your account, without your permission or knowledge? Have y...

This article was adapted from a blog post available here.

Many websites, emails, and social media profiles imitate MetaMask, attempting to access your...

What is an airdrop?

MetaMask will never send you unsolicited emails.

Everyone likes getting free stuff. So when scammers airdrop NFTs into your wallet that promi...

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NFTs played a considerable role in the surge that web3 experienced in 2021. Creating, buying...

The decentralized web is exploding with economic activity and has the potential for incredib...

Signature phishing is a method where attackers obtain an off-chain signature from users, and...

What is spoofing?

Sweeper bots, or "sweepers," are automated scripts that malicious actors deploy to monitor a...

Testnets exist on pretty much all networks in web3 — from Ethereum to BSC to Polygon to Palm...

Token pre-sales are periods during which organisations offer quantities of new tokens for in...