Details of the Cointelegraph attack

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Fraudulent pop-up messages displayed during the June 2025 Cointelegraph hack falsely claimed that users had been randomly selected for a new token giveaway as part of a “fair launch initiative.” They further misled users by asserting that the smart contract behind the promoted token had been audited by CertiK.
Fraudulent banner ads displayed during the June 2025 Cointelegraph hack urged users to connect their crypto wallets by falsely promising nearly $5,500 in token rewards, showing a fabricated token price.
Cointelegraph’s malicious pop-up, which promoted a fake token airdrop during the June 2025 hack, was distributed through a JavaScript payload embedded in its advertising infrastructure.
Hackers employed coordinated social engineering tactics in the June 2025 breaches of both Cointelegraph and CoinMarketCap, using deceptive pop-ups that mimicked legitimate token giveaways to trick users into connecting their crypto wallets.

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