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The BRICS-Bait Rug Pull – How Scammers Use International Credibility to Deceive Investors

ID: a50d8cc0-06f0-5375-ab78-8ce0f4778669

STIX ID: report--a50d8cc0-06f0-5375-ab78-8ce0f4778669

Feed Name: CloudSEK Blog

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2024-10-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-27

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CloudSEK's TRIAD team analyzes a cryptocurrency 'rug pull' scam where threat actors launched a counterfeit token named BRICS, used the BRICS organization's logo on a Telegram channel and a WordPress site to build legitimacy, and promoted a pre-sale intended to drain investor funds; the report details tactics used and provides detection and mitigation recommendations.

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