Security Alert: CoinMarketCap Identifies And Eliminates Rogue Wallet Scam
CoinMarketCap tackled a security scare on its website this week when a fake popup urged users to “Verify Wallet.” The alert first appeared on Friday, prompting worries that hackers had slipped malicious code into the site. Within about three hours, CoinMarketCap said it had removed the offending script and began a deeper review of its […]
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