Cybercriminals are exploiting Google’s advertising platform to target users of the decentralized OTC trading platform Whales Market, according to a recent BleepingComputer report. By creating a legitimate-looking Google Search advertisement, threat actors are redirecting unsuspecting visitors to a malicious phishing site designed to drain their wallets of all assets. Hey, @WhalesMarket Someone just bought a phishing domain trying to scam your users They're using Google Adwords to promote it pic.twitter.com/DKum52apTW — DegenDesk (@Degen_Desk) April 18, 2024 The sponsored ad appears at the top of Google search results when searching for “Whales Market.” It displays the correct domain, whales.market, and even shows the legitimate URL https://whales.market when hovering over the link.