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Phishing scam via fake Zoom link costs GIGA investor $6M

A phishing scam through a fake Zoom link drained $6.09 million from a Gigachad token investor, igniting security concerns.

A crypto memecoin investor holding Gigachad (GIGA) tokens lost $6.09 million in a phishing attack involving a fake Zoom meeting link.

On Nov. 12, GIGA recorded an unusual price drop triggered by a massive sell-off event. Soon after, prominent pseudonymous GIGA investor Still in the Game proactively alerted against the involvement of a hacker:

According to crypto investigation firm Scam Sniffer, the victim clicked on a fake Zoom call invite link, which redirected them to a deceptive website designed to harvest sensitive wallet information. 

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