Google ad impersonates Whales Market to push wallet drainer malware
Google ad impersonates Whales Market to push wallet drainer malware
www.bleepingcomputer.com Google ad impersonates Whales Market to push wallet drainer malware
A legitimate-looking Google Search advertisement for the crypto trading platform 'Whales Market' redirects visitors to a wallet-draining phishing site that steals all of your assets.
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I read that headline three times and I still don't understand it
Google will let anyone buy an ad without vetting them. This is a sponsored link that looks legitimate, including when you hover over it, it actually redirects to a phishing site that steals your crypto.
It's just another impersonation site, but this is top of search results. Google could easily defeat things like this but they are too busy deciding which product to kill next.