Quote from: zasad@ on September 02, 2025, 10:53:16 AM

https://cointelegraph.com/news/discord-scams-crypto-nft-theft-social-engineering

Hide your crypto: Infamous ‘try my game’ Discord scam on the rise
An X user known as Princess Hypio said they lost $170,000 in crypto and NFTs to a scammer who infiltrated a Discord server and pretended to have mutual friends.

Brief History of Scams:

"NFT artist Princess Hypio lost $170,000 in crypto and NFTs after a scammer convinced her to download a game on Steam.

The game itself was safe, but an infected server allowed hackers to gain full access to the device and wallets.

How it works:
▪️The hacker infiltrates the Discord community, observes and “gains trust”.
▪️Finds out who has crypto or NFTs.
▪️Offers to play and sends a link with malware.
▪️Result – the hacker gains access to wallets, personal data and assets."
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That’s a painful reminder of how social engineering plus technical exploits can wipe out years of work in seconds and I am not surprised about that. Beyond the initial scam, I think what makes it even riskier is that many people use the same device for everything. Discord, browsing random sites, testing downloads, checking emails, managing wallets, etc.

The more diverse your online activity on one device, the higher the exposure. Malicious links, infected ad campaigns, or compromised plug-ins don’t need much to slip through and gain persistence. Once the endpoint is compromised, your wallets, logins, and even recovery phrases are all at risk.

I always advice people to separate environments although sometimes I also carelessly use the same device.

One “clean” device (or at least a separate profile) strictly for wallets and sensitive transactions.

Another device for general browsing, downloads, Discord chats, and experiments.

That way, even if your casual-use device is breached, the attacker won’t automatically have a complete access to your assets.