Phishing Campaigns Masquerading as PepsiCo, OpenSea and Mythical Games

Sophisticated phishing emails impersonating global brands used NFT hype to lure users into connecting their crypto wallets to fraudulent sites.

A familiar brand spewing false promise

It started with an email that looked legitimate at first glance.

“Claim Pepsi Mic Drop #1894,” the subject line read, a formula well-known to crypto and NFT enthusiasts. “OpenSea x Pepsi partnership,” flashed the email’s body; a collaboration plausible enough to at least pique curiosity.

The sender’s address lo