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Crypto Users Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Scam Exploiting Google Domain, BTC Developer Warns

BTC Core developer and Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp has issued a stark warning to the cryptocurrency community: do not trust external messages by default. His alert comes in response to a newly identified phishing attack that weaponizes a legitimate Google domain to trick users into compromising their digital assets.

How the Attack Works

According to initial reports, the scam exploits a Google backup contact request form. Attackers insert a large volume of text into the name input field of the form. This technique pushes the legitimate system message—typically a notification about a backup contact request—down the page, out…