Over the last while we've been seeing reoccurring phishing attacks against Hive and other fork-related chains.
Phishing is the act of tricking a victim to click on a link or download something in order to spread malware, scam them or as in this case, steal cryptocurrency.
We are aware of who is behind this. The group that has orchestrated this latest phishing attack is the same one that has been plaguing us since 2017. They are organized hackers who have over 1000 accounts to their name, most belonging to their unfortunate victims. User awareness and an instant response are our best defense and our greatest deterrents.
We would also like to thank @keys-defender,
@themarkymark and
@louis88 for helping fight the spread of phishing.
If you see this message in a comment, post or any communication, it is phishing:
@steem. Any account with its recovery set to @steem is not recoverable under any conditions.https://github.com/gryter/plentyofphish/blob/master/phishing.txt
This is the current list of hacked or still compromised accounts.
You may take this post or a part of it and re-post it, translate it, or do whatever you want with it in order to help get the warning out. Phishing targets users who are trusting individuals and believe that the links they're given are genuine. Hacking targets users who accidentally share their passwords or keys without realizing. This isn't intentional on their part. Warnings help to teach people to be more vigilant.