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Around 4:30AM ET on Friday, the official Discord channel for OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, joined the growing list of NFT communities that have exposed participants to phishing attacks. In this case, a bot made a fake announcement about OpenSea partnering with YouTube, enticing users to click on a “YouTube Genesis Mint Pass” link to snag one of 100 free NFTs with “insane utility” before they’d be gone forever, as well as a few follow-up messages. Blockchain security tracking company PeckShield tagged…

If you’re looking to buy gold online on Akshaya Tritiya, first check these tips to ensure you do not get scammed. he Hindu spring festival Akshaya Tritiya is going to be celebrated today, May 3rd. According to the Hindu mythology, it is believed that buying gold on this date is auspicious and brings good luck and prosperity. As such, many people would be looking to buy gold whether as jewelry, coins, bars, digital gold or even gold investment. But before you…

Downloading an unsuspicious free app resulted in a woman losing more than Rs. 10,000. Do not fall for this online scam. Know how to avoid it on Google Play Store. In today’s world, where everyone is connected digitally and most of us have our financial details on our smartphones through UPI, digital wallets and net banking apps, it is crucial to be wary of any online scam that may lurk around us. While many of us maintain safety by not downloading files from…

A shopping spree in Beverly Hills, a luxury vacation in Mexico, a bank account that jumped from $299.77 (roughly Rs. 22,740) to $1.4 million (roughly Rs. 10.6 crore) overnight.From the outside, it looked like Moe and Kateryna Abourched had won the lottery.But this big payday didn't come from lucky numbers. Rather, a public school district in Michigan was tricked into wiring its monthly health insurance payment to the bank account of a California nail salon the Abourcheds owned, according to a search warrant application…