With millions of dollars worth of assets being lost to phishing attacks after signing malicious permissions, the threat of losing crypto assets to questionable links is very real. When these are paired with platforms that allow hidden links, users are subjected to a different kind of risk.
On Sept. 4, Web3 security provider Pocket Universe shared how scammers are able to hide wallet drainer links in any text on the instant messaging platform Discord. While some users report that the feature has only been enabled for Discord users recently, the ability to embed links in any text has been available on many different social platforms for a while now.