How Browser Wallet Permissions Were Exploited in the Latest LinkedIn Job Offer Scam

• Investor tricked via LinkedIn job interview scam loses ETH, SOL, and Azuki NFTs in wallet breach.
• Crypto phishing scams surged in April, with total losses topping $364 million, CertiK reports.
• Binance and white hats helped recover over $18M in April through coordinated recovery efforts.

A crypto investor lost a significant amount of digital assets after falling for a sophisticated phishing scam disguised as a LinkedIn job interview. While applying for jobs on LinkedIn, the victim was approached with a fake job offer by a ‘recruiter’ claiming to represent a top Web3 company. What began as a standard job application process quickly turned into a costly mistake.

After some standard back-and-forth, the recruiter sent a link for a test interview. Pressed by the countdown timer and misled by technical prompts, the victim unknowingly enabled permissions that exposed their browser wallet. 

The result was a full compromise. The attacker drained the investor’s Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and several high-value NFTs, including collectibles from the Azuki and BEANZ series. 

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