NiceHash is warning owners about the dangers of cryptocurrencies
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Last week, the developers of Electrum a fraudulent copy of a cryptocurrency wallet. Instead of storing coins, it just sent them to other people. A few days later the website , and the owner put the domain on sale for 25 bitcoins. This risks over — now talking about them staff NiceHash.
thethe Risks of NiceHash
About the situation, company representatives said on Twitter.
Recently we discovered a number of malicious phishing sites from where you can download “NiceHash Miner”, which could actually be a virus.
We only have one official website for downloading our mining software.Please be careful & always double check the websites URL!
— NiceHash (@NiceHashMining)
Lately we have noticed several malicious phishing sites where you can download "NiceHash Miner", which in fact can be a virus. We have only one official website to download the software for mining.
Also, staff recommends to be careful and always check the address of websites. For reminders, they published an image with the correct URL.
Fraud in the field of cryptocurrency is not uncommon. For example, in early November, the developers Cryptoshuffler 160 thousand dollars on a conventional substitution address. Be careful not to fall for the tricks of scammers.
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