Hackers attacked the PEPE website using Inferno Drainer

The injected code redirected visitors to phishing pages.

Hackers attacked the official website of the Pepe meme coin

05.12.2025 - 11:05

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On December 4, the official Pepe website was seriously attacked when attackers injected Inferno Drainer code into its interface. Blockaid, a cybersecurity company, issued a hack warning and recommended immediately stop using the platform

Source: X.com

According to experts, the injected code redirected visitors to phishing pages where attackers could access wallets, initiate unauthorized transactions, and steal assets — tokens, NFTs, and other digital valuables.

Increased activity of the Inferno Drainer scam kit

Blockaid confirmed the attack, but the token’s value remained virtually unchanged — PEPE fell by 3,28% over the course of a day. However, it lost more than 77% in annual terms, according to CoinGecko data.

Source: CoinGecko

The incident highlights the need for caution when working with crypto services. Users are advised not to visit the Pepe website until it has been completely cleared of malicious code.

Blockaid also reported that the number of hackers using Inferno Drainer has nearly tripled in a year, despite developers’ claims that the tool will be shut down in 2023. According to former Blockaid engineer Oz Tamir, at the beginning of the year, there were about 800 new malicious decentralized applications appearing per week, and now there are about 2400. Inferno Drainer has already been linked to various fraudulent schemes, including the hack of the BNB X page last fall.

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