Phishing email almost cost me my Binance funds

A couple weeks in the past I obtained what seemed like an official Binance e mail. Similar branding, similar format, even the “from” tackle appeared close enough. It stated my account had “suspicious exercise” and I wanted to confirm.

I clicked the link (dumb, I do know) and it took me to a website that seemed exactly like Binance login. I virtually entered my details earlier than noticing the domain was slightly off. Later came upon that tons of users had fallen for it and related wallets by way of the same phishing website.

Even scarier: for those who’ve ever linked your pockets to exchanges, approvals can linger. And if the platform itself is hacked (keep in mind KuCoin in 2020?), attackers can exploit those too.

Lesson: all the time double-check links, and don’t depart pointless approvals hanging round.