{"id":61628,"date":"2023-10-16T08:08:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T12:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=61628"},"modified":"2023-10-16T08:08:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T12:08:06","slug":"frentechpro-phishing-scam-steals-214000-across-blockchains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/frentechpro-phishing-scam-steals-214000-across-blockchains\/","title":{"rendered":"FrenTechPro Phishing Scam Steals $214,000 Across Blockchains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to reports, a <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/terra-money-shutsdown-website-to-prevent-phishing-scams.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">phishing scam <\/a>operating under the name FrenTe\u00adchPro and posing as the friend.te\u00adch tool has stolen approximately $214,000 in cryptocurrency across 7 blockchains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-134.png\" alt=\"FrenTechPro Phishing Scam Steals $214,000 Across Blockchains\" class=\"wp-image-27613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-134.png 753w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-134-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-134-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-134-750x421.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FrenTechPro Phishing Scam Steals $214,000 Across Blockchains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PeckShie\u00adld, a security monitoring service, discovered that hackers known as Fre\u00adnTechPro specifically targeted multiple blockchain platforms, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base\u00ad, Polygon, Arbitrum, OP Mainnet, and Avalanche, demonstrating their exceptional skill at navigating through different networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PeckShie\u00adld warned Twitter users about Fre\u00adnTechPro's phishing activities and cautioned against trusting the hacker-created &#8216;friendtech X' account. This hack was accomplished by exploiting a flaw in <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/binance-halts-support-for-multichain-cross-chain-bridge-tokens.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cross-chain bridges<\/a>, which connect various blockchains and allow users to transfer tokens seamlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This warning came shortly after an alert from SlowMist's inventor, Yu Xian. Xian iden\u00adti\u00adfied FrenTe\u00adchPro as a phishing scheme, noting that their tactic included encouraging users to select an &#8220;ACTIVATE NOW&#8221; button. Once clicked, the system repeatedly attempted to acquire access to the user's wallet-linked assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rise-in-crypto-phishing-scams\">Rise in Crypto Phishing Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hackers exploiting the trust of unsuspecting users is a recurrent problem, and phishing schemes, such as FrenTechPro, have become a growing concern in the crypto space\u00ad. These con artists pose as genuine platforms or services to trick users into inadvertently granting them access or initiating direct fund transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aegisweb3.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AegisWeb3<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, a cyberse\u00adcurity firm, has also issued a warning about FrenTechPro, highlighting how the scam deceives users into authorizing walle\u00adt transfers by having them autograph transactions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phishing attacks are intensifying, posing a growing danger to the crypto community. Recent incidents, such as the $15 million robbery from Fortress Trust due to a cloud provider breach, demonstrate this threat's gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An individual's recent loss of $24 million in cryptocurrencies due to a phishing attack on their Ethereum wallet is one of the most significant known instances of this type<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, a phishing scam operating under the name FrenTe\u00adchPro and posing as the friend.te\u00adch tool has stolen approximately $214,000 in cryptocurrency across 7 blockchains. PeckShie\u00adld, a security monitoring service, discovered that hackers known as Fre\u00adnTechPro specifically targeted multiple blockchain platforms, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base\u00ad, Polygon, Arbitrum, OP Mainnet, and Avalanche, demonstrating their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":27613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[4460,16753,9894],"class_list":["post-61628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain-news","tag-blockchains","tag-frentechpro","tag-phishing-scam"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-134.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}