How to protect yourself from phishing attacks?
What is a phishing attack?
A phishing attack is a form of online fraud in which attackers create fraudulent websites, URLs, messages, or communications that imitate legitimate platforms.
Phishing links may be distributed through SMS, email, social media platforms, phone calls, or QR codes. If a user accesses a phishing link or provides sensitive information, unauthorized parties may obtain account credentials, personal data, or digital assets.
In some cases, phishing websites may closely resemble legitimate websites and may be difficult to distinguish visually.
Common phishing attack techniques
Phishing activity may include, but is not limited to:
Phishing websites (websites imitating official platforms)
Phishing emails or SMS (impersonating official notifications)
Social media impersonation (accounts posing as customer service or platform representatives)
Voice phishing (vishing) via phone calls
QR code phishing (redirecting to malicious websites or deposit addresses)
Common objectives may include stealing accounts or funds, or installing malicious software.
Example Scenarios about phising attacks
Case 1: Email Attack
Attackers may send misleading emails containing phishing website links or download links for trojan programs. If a user accesses the phishing link or downloads and runs malicious software, it may capture sensitive information entered by the user.
Case 2: Domain Name Spoofing (DNS Manipulation)
Attackers may exploit vulnerabilities in a device and use malicious code to modify DNS information files stored on the device, replacing legitimate website addresses with phishing website addresses.
In such cases, after a user enters a legitimate URL in the browser, the browser may be redirected to a phishing website.
Official OKX Wallet Website: https://web3.okx.com. The website may also be accessed by copying the link and opening it in a browser. References to “official website” in phishing scenarios may involve domains that imitate legitimate addresses.
How can you prevent phishing attacks?
Don't click on unknown links to avoid leaking your wallet password and causing asset loss.
Wallet security information and verification protection methods, such as ensuring your wallet password isn't the same as passwords used on other websites, and keeping your private key and seed phrase confidential.
Don't search for the OKX Wallet website through Google or other search engines and import your wallet without carefully checking. Please use the official website link: https://web3.okx.com
Don't enter your wallet password, private key, seed phrase, or other security-related information in an unsafe environment. Don't disclose your account information to others, especially security-related details such as passwords and private keys.
Important notes:
Due to compliance requirements, the official website may be inaccessible on certain networks
The platform does not provide third-party software or similar tools
In common phishing scenarios in the digital space, scammers may impersonate platform staff, create phishing websites, and publish false information such as “wallet upgrade,” “migration,” “refund,” or “risk triggered.
Scammers may distribute phishing website links or QR codes through SMS, email, and other channels, and may induce users to transfer assets to fraudulent addresses
Scammers may also use video content to guide users into disclosing wallet passwords, private keys, or seed phrases, which may result in unauthorized access to wallet assets.