{"id":36659,"date":"2024-08-26T11:19:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T11:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/polygon-discord-compromise-spread-to-avalanche-and-zksync\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T11:19:16","slug":"polygon-discord-compromise-spread-to-avalanche-and-zksync","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/polygon-discord-compromise-spread-to-avalanche-and-zksync\/","title":{"rendered":"Polygon Discord compromise spread to Avalanche and ZKsync"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/08\/Polygon-Discord-compromise-spread-to-Avalanche-and-ZKsync-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/08\/Polygon-Discord-compromise-spread-to-Avalanche-and-ZKsync-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/08\/Polygon-Discord-compromise-spread-to-Avalanche-and-ZKsync-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/08\/Polygon-Discord-compromise-spread-to-Avalanche-and-ZKsync-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Avalanche and ZKsync Discord servers were compromised within 48 hours of Polygon.<\/li>\n<li>Attackers shared fake links promising free tokens, exploiting both communities.<\/li>\n<li>Avalanche resolved their issue within an hour, while ZKsync\u2019s breach remains unaddressed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over the weekend, the blockchain community was rocked by a series of Discord server compromises that began with <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/polygon\/what-is-polygon\/\">Polygon<\/a> and quickly spread to Avalanche and ZKsync.<\/p>\n<p>The incidents, which involved the distribution of malicious links promising fake token distributions, highlight a growing trend of security breaches targeting cryptocurrency projects. These attacks not only undermine trust but also pose significant risks to users\u2019 assets.<\/p>\n<h2>Phishing links shared after Avalanche Discord compromise<\/h2>\n<p>On August 25, Avalanche\u2019s official Discord server was compromised, with attackers posting fraudulent links claiming to offer free AVAX tokens.<\/p>\n<p>The official Avalanche account promptly alerted users to avoid interacting with or clicking on any links shared in the compromised server. Screenshots from members of the Avalanche community revealed the nature of the scam, which promised sham \u201cdistribution\u201d schemes for AVAX tokens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Avax discord looking sus\u2026disabled chat in all channels and an announcement about \u201cclaiming Avax from the foundation\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My advice?<\/p>\n<p>\u2026don\u2019t click anything in that discord for a while\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x9MLy4vPeX\">pic.twitter.com\/x9MLy4vPeX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stog Chog\ud83d\udd3a (@stogchog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stogchog\/status\/1827751907848335499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Avalanche\u2019s community lead, Ben Well, reported that the issue was identified and resolved within an hour, with efforts underway to restore normal server operations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE: The official Avalanche Discord has been resecured and will reopen when CMs deem appropriate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bMwSI87TAs\">https:\/\/t.co\/bMwSI87TAs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Avalanche \ud83d\udd3a (@avax) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/avax\/status\/1827784375062368642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the swift response, the incident raised concerns about the vulnerability of major blockchain projects to similar exploits.<\/p>\n<h2>ZKsync Discord hit by simultaneous attack<\/h2>\n<p>The security breach at Avalanche was shortly followed by another incident, this time affecting ZKsync. Just an hour after Avalanche\u2019s compromise, ZKsync\u2019s Discord server was also breached.<\/p>\n<p>Attackers used the same tactic of disseminating fake links, this time promising users free ZK tokens through a bogus \u201cround 2 airdrop\u201d scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Although ZKsync has not yet officially addressed the exploit on social media, several team members have acknowledged the issue on their Discord channels.<\/p>\n<h2>Crypto Discord server attacks on the rise<\/h2>\n<p>The recent attack on Polygon, Avalanche and ZKsyncs\u2019 Discord is part of a troubling trend of high-profile breaches in the crypto community.<\/p>\n<p>On March 25, 2023, CertiK <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CertiKAlert\/status\/1639507173389774849\">exposed<\/a> a phishing scam on Arbitrum\u2019s Discord, which exploited a compromised developer account to spread a malicious link.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, on May 5, the Gnus.AI network suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CertiKAlert\/status\/1787425553374380278\">Discord-related exploit<\/a>, resulting in a $1.27 million loss.<\/p>\n<p>This sequence of breaches underscores a troubling pattern of coordinated attacks targeting prominent blockchain platforms. The attacks, which involve phishing schemes and fraudulent token distributions, not only threaten individual users but also compromise the integrity of the affected projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/polygon-discord-compromise-spread-to-avalanche-and-zksync\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Avalanche and ZKsync Discord servers were compromised within 48 hours of Polygon. Attackers shared fake links promising free tokens, exploiting both communities. Avalanche resolved their issue within an hour, while ZKsync\u2019s breach remains unaddressed. Over the weekend, the blockchain community was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":36660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}