The fake pop-up claimed that users had been randomly selected for a new token giveaway as part of a “fair launch initiative” supposedly backed by Cointelegraph to reward loyal readers. Per several reports on social media, a malicious JS script was likely added to CT’s advertising system to display a fabricated token price, and promised each participant nearly $5,500 worth of tokens if they connected their wallet to the site. The pop-up also falsely alluded that blockchain security firm CertiK had audited the smart contract behind the token