Celsius creditors flag renewed phishing attacks ahead of bankruptcy plan
Creditors from bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network are again being targeted in a new wave of phishing attacks as the crypto lender’s bankruptcy proceedings enters its final stages.
Reports on social media over the past week have shown an increase in phishing attacks from scammers impersonating Stretto, the bankruptcy services platform for crypto lender Celsius and its creditors.
One user reported receiving three phishing emails claiming to be from Celsius on Sept. 18.
Others reported receiving fake emails with malicious links attempting to impersonate Stretto, the claims agent handling the bankruptcy case.
Beware of scam email (I received this phishing email -> the scam link shown is "case-stretto. com", not "https://t.co/ZGKIKrPjl1") https://t.co/JV7yUQ6X5e
The fake website, which drops an ‘s’ from the genuine URL, pops up a connect wallet prompt which when connected allows the scammers to drain the crypto asset contents.
One analyst and business manager said that phishing attacks were likely to increase as the Celsius bankruptcy proceedings approach its final stages. He advised taking precautions and double-checking links.
I expect phishing attempts to only increase as the celsius ch.11 approaches what appears to be the final stages. Creditors will be eager to make any final last-minute changes or confirm any alleged distributions. Be extremely cautious, links are bad, and take precautions.
In mid-August Celsius was authorized to start sending out ballots to its customers for a vote on a proposed settlement plan. Scammers are using this to ramp up phishing attacks around the voting deadline.
According to Simon Dixon, CEO and co-founder of the online investment platform BnkToTheFuture, the final date for voting was Sept.
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