The issue Hyperliquid has caused this time isn’t that the phishing method is especially clever—it’s that everyone’s habit of assuming “the first result that shows up when you search is the official website” is itself a vulnerability.
Google ad placements are purchased via bidding: whoever bids higher gets the first position. This is not the same as an official site ranking based on how long you’ve built trust. The scammers’ advertising money hits today, and their link can be pushed to the first result today. The domain and the real official site can’t be distinguished by the naked eye.
The more closely the page is disguised, the lower people’s guard becomes—that’s the most expensive part of this kind of phishing.
Who do scammers want to take money from? Not the experienced players who understand the tricks. It’s users who search keywords and are ready to deposit right away. They click the first result and don’t scroll down to check the second or third.
The first link that pops up in the search box is very likely to become the default choice afterward, until you click it and prove it’s not legitimate. $HYPE
Google ad placements are purchased via bidding: whoever bids higher gets the first position. This is not the same as an official site ranking based on how long you’ve built trust. The scammers’ advertising money hits today, and their link can be pushed to the first result today. The domain and the real official site can’t be distinguished by the naked eye.
The more closely the page is disguised, the lower people’s guard becomes—that’s the most expensive part of this kind of phishing.
Who do scammers want to take money from? Not the experienced players who understand the tricks. It’s users who search keywords and are ready to deposit right away. They click the first result and don’t scroll down to check the second or third.
The first link that pops up in the search box is very likely to become the default choice afterward, until you click it and prove it’s not legitimate. $HYPE