SlowMist, an internationally famed blockchain security company, has found that more than 300 security incidents were recorded in 2022. Of these, almost one-third were phishing attacks and scams. The security company highlighted some common phishing ways scammers used to target unsuspecting victims. Some include browser bookmarks that were malicious and dodgy sales orders as well as Trojan malware applied through Discord, a messaging app.

Browser bookmarks that are malicious

Scammers use bookmark managers, features present in most contemporary browsers. Scammers exploit this to eventually gain entry to an individual’s Discord account after a scammer inserts JavaScript codes into the bookmarks using a preset phishing page. The scammers then guide the victim to include the…

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