Hyperliquid User Loses $550K in Sophisticated Google Ad Scam
TL;DR
- A Hyperliquid user appears to have lost about $550,000 in USDC after clicking a malicious Google search ad impersonating the trading platform.
- Blockchain data linked three transfers from the victim’s wallet to addresses identified as controlled by the attacker.
- Security Alliance has blocked more than 356 malicious crypto ad URLs, showing that paid search results remain a major phishing risk.
A Hyperliquid user appears to have lost roughly $550,000 in USDC after clicking a fraudulent Google ad that led to a website designed to imitate the trading platform. Crypto security specialist Darcy, co-founder of digital-asset tracing firm FlashRescue, identified the incident through on-chain transactions and linked three transfers to addresses he believes were controlled by the attacker.
Hyperliquid Google 付费广告钓鱼事件，造成资金损失 约550k
攻击者地址：
0x98b2761559A348968C994D9856dCfc96B6f13C550x93b6B24DC6E6a1D5d72399e3A35498c4DbA1d6D1
0x6fE314fD4CF845f35fc461eD98e2FB8d9356B566
Google付费广告钓鱼事件频发，请注意保护资产安全 pic.twitter.com/9dVGLUNVJJ
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