Victims share their personal data to get an advantage, e.g. to be eligible to a free service or to get a higher percentage for staking tokens or to be able to move coins/tokens from an exchange.
Sub techniques (16)
| ID | Mitigation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M04 | Collect information on new projects | Investors should collect as much information about a project as possible before investing. |
| M12 | Avoid / turn off direct messages / Ingore strangers | Investors, who use messenger apps, should use restricting settings. Users should never trust anyone they do not know and who is contacting them in a private message. Legitimate admins of real projects will never send a direct message first. |
| M14 | Double check too good offers | Investors should double check offers which seem to good to be true, even if posted by a celebrity or influencer. |