Ethereum (ETH) a decentralized cryptocurrency wallet built on the blockchain MetaMaskin a post on twitter iPhone, Mac and iPad He said that there is a security problem for users who use it.
Valued at $650,000 due to a MetaMask user’s vulnerability cryptocurrencies and their NFTs acting on the loss MetaMaskhas warned Apple users of a phishing attack.
MetaMask allows Apple users to automatically collect wallet information and data. iCloud He stated that if he enabled his backup, he could be exposed to a phishing attack.
The following statements were included in the warning to Apple users:
“If you’ve enabled iCloud backup for app data, that includes your password-encrypted MetaMask vault.
If your iCloud password isn’t strong enough and someone gets your iCloud credentials, it could mean your money was stolen.
You can disable iCloud backups especially for MetaMask against these attacks.”
Crypto wallet provider MetaMaskHe also shared how to disable automatic application backups in order to prevent such attacks on Apple devices.
🔒 If you have enabled iCloud backup for app data, this will include your password-encrypted MetaMask vault. If your password isn’t strong enough, and someone phishes your iCloud credentials, this can mean stolen funds. (Read on 👇) 1/3
— MetaMask 🦊💙 (@MetaMask) April 17, 2022
What Happened?
on April 15 revive_dom Twitter user named MetaMask announced that $650,000 of assets had been stolen from his wallet.
Saying that he was deceived by buying a phone from Apple, the MetaMask user stated that he initially suspected these people, but eventually did not.
The user then said that they sent a verification code to his phone, gave it to them, and 2 seconds later, all his assets in his MetaMask wallet were gone.