A social engineering warning post describes common cryptocurrency scam tactics including account impersonation, fake job offers, phishing, and address poisoning. The post advises verifying all interactions before clicking, connecting wallets, signing transactions, or sharing private information.
A user warns about multiple fraudulent accounts impersonating OnRe Finance on X, directing victims to fake wallet-connect sites designed to drain cryptocurrency assets. OnRe Finance's official account confirms these impersonations and advises users to only trust verified channels.
A security engineer argues that attackers often succeed through social engineering and trust-building rather than technical exploits like kernel vulnerabilities. The article cites examples like the Revolut incident where impersonation worked, and warns that legitimate-seeming products or services can be used to collect sensitive data and access, especially as people increasingly grant permissions to AI tools and third-party integrations without adequate scrutiny of security practices and data access controls.
British fintech Revolut confirmed that fraudsters impersonating a government agency obtained sensitive customer data including identity documents, contact details, and account information through fake official requests. The company blocked the unauthorized access, notified affected customers, and alerted authorities, though it did not disclose the number of impacted users or the specific government agency involved.