Spate of “Free NFTs” Scams Blights South Korea
South Koreans are under attack from non-fungible token (NFT) scammers who pose as bona fide project operators to drain crypto from their victims. Yonhap reported that “phishing emails” that “steal cryptoassets” from thei...
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Yonhap reported that “phishing emails” that “steal cryptoassets” from their victims are “being distributed on a large scale,” per a warning from the security provider East Security....
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