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- 📉 Metaverse Search Volume or Zuck's Net Worth?
- 🥶 Ice Cold Scamming: "Ice Phishing" Next Big Thing?!
AND NOW THE NEWS
Metaverse Search Volume or Zuck's Net Worth?
Seems like everything is AI this, AI that. But what about the metaverse? If you feel like you have not heard much about it the last few months, you are correct. Google trends shows a massive drop in the interest over time.
Major players like Facebook and Deloitte are still putting out case studies that the metaverse will be worth 800 billion by 2028 but as of now, the crypto winter seems to be dragging virtual growth down. Zuck and Meta seem to be reallocating money now to the sister of VR by cutting spending and moving it over to augmented reality research.
The technology will still play a part of our future, but as guessed, is still way to early for mass adoption.
Written by: WarBiscuitNFT
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AND BACK TO THE NEWS
Ice Cold Scamming: "Ice Phishing" Next Big Thing?!
There’s a troubling new scam-scheme (I’m trademarking this) that’s apparently only targeting Web3 users. According to blockchain security company CertiK, a new type of scam called “ice phishing”, which was first identified by Microsoft, where Web3 users are tricked into signing permissions via wallet transactions that allow the scammer to spend their tokens and other dubious activities.
#CertiKSkynetAlert 🚨
1/ Ice phishing is a considerable threat to the Web3 community
Instead of gaining accessing to your private key, scammers trick you into signing permissions to spend your assets.
We’ll outline below what to look out for, and how to protect yourself!
— CertiK Alert (@CertiKAlert)
Dec 20, 2022
Recently, 14 BAYC’s were stolen using an elaborate and targeted ice phishing scam, where the user was convinced to sign a transaction request disguised as a film contract. From there, the scammer was able to sell all of the BAYC’s for a negligible amount to themselves.
I believe this has been a scam that’s been occurring for ages now, where fake contracts are signed through wallet transactions, giving the scammer certain access to the victim’s wallet, but I guess now we have a proper name for it. AS ALWAYS, BE CAREFUL WHEN SIGNING ANYTHING. I highly suggest using services like Fire, which activates when a wallet transaction is initiated, it simulates the transaction, and gives you the results on what you might be signing. This can save headaches of losing all of your hard-earned tokens and NFTs!
Written by: nikethereum.eth / Medium / Mirror
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Dec 21, 2022
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