ChainCatcher news, blockchain security company SlowMist has issued a security alert, stating that suspicious activity related to the vETH token has been detected. SlowMist reminds users to stay vigilant and pay attention to asset security.According to Cyvers Alerts analysis, hackers caused losses of approximately $440,000 through price manipulation. The attackers first obtained funds on the BNB Chain via Tornado Cash, and then cross-chained to Ethereum through Bridgers.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 security company GoPlus has released a security alert revealing a new type of scam targeting Telegram users. Scammers impersonate the official Fragment mini-program and send high-price acquisition proposals to holders of anonymous accounts via private messages. Once users click on the mini-program link provided by the scammers, they may unknowingly authorize their accounts, leading to the theft of wallet assets.GoPlus points out that due to the counterfeit bot being almost identical to the official mini-program in name and avatar, users find it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. Security experts recommend that users cross-verify through official websites, official Twitter accounts, or trusted third parties like DefiLlama and RootData.

ChainCatcher message, the digital asset wallet imToken officially issued a security reminder. Recently, scammers have impersonated imToken official personnel, contacting users through SMS and other means, falsely claiming that "imToken will soon shut down services," inducing users to visit fake websites and enter their mnemonic phrases, resulting in asset loss. The imToken official reminds users that imToken will not proactively contact users via SMS or phone calls. Please be vigilant against SMS scams, properly safeguard your mnemonic phrases or private keys, and do not disclose them.

ChainCatcher message, the security agency account Cyvers Alerts posted a security warning related to Aave on social media, advising the latter to contact them immediately. Minutes later, Cyvers Alerts deleted the tweet about the Aave security alert.

ChainCatcher news, according to the security agency Scam Sniffer's monitoring, attackers are using legitimate contracts like Multicall from Uniswap V3 to bypass wallet security alerts and carry out phishing attacks.It is reported that 5 days ago, a victim lost 85 Lido ETH due to this strategy.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the crypto wallet MetaMask announced the default integration of Blockaid-supported security alert services across multiple chains, ensuring that users automatically receive alerts about potential malicious transactions. This security alert was first launched on the Ethereum mainnet through the plugin wallet at the end of last month and is now available for mobile and plugin wallet users on the following networks: Linea, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Avalanche.It is reported that Blockaid was founded in 2022 and provides a suite of tools to simulate transactions before execution, protecting integrated wallets like MetaMask and DApps such as OpenSea, Zerion, and Rainbow from phishing incidents and hacker attacks. Last year, the company raised $33 million from firms including Ribbit, Variant, and Sequoia.

ChainCatcher message: The INSC NFT contract has a vulnerability, multiple hackers have exploited it and stolen NFTs, transferring them to Blur and OpenSea for sale. Users should immediately cease any interactions with the project contract.

ChainCatcher news, MetaMask announces the activation of privacy protection security alerts. The new feature allows users to simulate transactions and signatures directly in the wallet, providing information about malicious requests before users sign. Users can enable this feature by going to "Settings" > "Experimental".In previous news, MetaMask partnered with Blockaid to launch a new security alert feature aimed at proactively blocking malicious transactions, protecting users from scams, phishing attempts, and hacking attacks. The Senior Product Manager of MetaMask stated, "By the first quarter of 2024, we plan to seamlessly integrate this new feature into the wallet and enable it by default, making it available to 100% of MetaMask users."

ChainCatcher news, Web3 wallet MetaMask has partnered with security startup Blockaid to launch a new feature that can issue security alerts. The official release is planned for November, and MetaMask desktop users can experience this new feature by selecting and adding the Privacy Protection Offline Module (PPOM) under MetaMask experimental settings. This feature is designed to proactively block malicious transactions and protect users from scams, phishing attempts, and hacking attacks.MetaMask's Senior Product Lead Bárbara Schorchit stated that the PPOM is essentially an offline security engine that can simulate and verify transactions before signing them, using only node RPC communication requests to the configured node provider, without sending any additional data to external servers. Users will see alerts when a transaction appears to be malicious.Schorchit said, "By the first quarter of 2024, we intend to seamlessly integrate this new feature into the wallet and enable it by default, making it available to 100% of MetaMask users."According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Web3 security startup Blockaid has raised $33 million in funding, which was divided into two rounds—$6 million in seed funding and $27 million in Series A funding.