Last weekend, the Terra (LUNA) project encountered new problems. According to a Twitter post, Terra’s website has been the target of a series of “phishing’ attack. Hackers tried to access the associated LUNA wallets station purse. The well-known Terra network went under in 2022 after the collapse of its own stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA token.
1/ 📢 Attention Terra users,
To avoid potential phishing scams, please continue to avoid interacting with websites using the terra(dot)money domain until we release another update confirming full access.
— Terra 🌍 Supported by LUNA 🌕 (@terra_money) August 20, 2023
Terra (LUNA) Target of a new attack
It is believed that the hackers infected the website with a malicious code that gets dropped in users’ wallets when they visit the website. This exposes users to an attack that uses an automated signature without their knowledge. This gives the hackers access to the victims’ digital assets.
It is currently unclear how many victims there were in this phishing attack. In the meantime, Terra’s website has been blocked to prevent further attacks.
Station Wallet itself has also released an update. The team behind the wallet reports that they have made “significant changes to ensure the security of their users”. Users are advised not to use both the desktop and mobile apps until security is guaranteed by Station Wallet.
1/ Update: We have made significant changes to keep our users safe. Please read the following thread for important information and links 🧵👇
– Station 🛰 (@StationWallet) August 22, 2023
No compassion for Terra victims?
With the collapse of the UST stablecoin and then the LUNA token, Terra was at the center of the crypto world in 2022. This event had a huge impact on the industry, causing a massive crypto crash with a loss of $40 billion.
As such, there seems to be little sympathy for the current victims of the phishing attack.
Several messages were published on the Reddit platform in which online observers showed little sympathy for the victims of the current phishing attack. For example, someone wrote on the social media platform Reddit: “If you have a terra.money domain, you deserve to be hacked.”