🔒 Security & Privacy

Easter Phishing Email Exposes Russian Crypto Scam Playbook — And Takes Down the Gang

You get a phishing email. Delete it, right? One dev didn't — and unraveled a Russian crypto scam ring sharing detailed playbooks on Telegram.

Easter phishing email morphing into exposed crypto scam network diagram

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • One phishing email led to exposing a full Russian crypto scam playbook on Telegram, including drainers and victim-targeting strategies. 𝕏
  • Scammers share detailed guides openly, revealing arrogance — and enabling takedowns like this. 𝕏
  • Playbooks prey on prior victims, echoing historical cons; tech scales the grift but doesn't invent it. 𝕏
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Originally reported by Dev.to

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