The official website of meme currency Pepe the Frog $PEPE was hacked! "Inferno Drainer" malicious code is implanted in the front end, please do not click on it

👤 energy001@Janet 📅 2026-04-03 12:23:59

Network security company Blockaid issued an emergency warning on the X platform tonight (4th): The official website of the well-known meme currency Pepe ($PEPE) has been attacked by the front end, and the notorious "Inferno Drainer" malicious code has been implanted in the website.
(Preliminary summary: DWF Labs is said to have been robbed of $44 million by North Korean hackers but has concealed it so far! ZachXBT: Not surprising at all)
(Background supplement: Balancer gave the hackers an "ultimatum" of 96 hours to pay back the money: otherwise they will use all means to find you)

The network security company Blockaid issued an emergency warning on the X platform today (4th) evening: the well-known meme currency The official website of Pepe ($PEPE) has been attacked by the front-end, and the notorious "Inferno Drainer" malicious code has been implanted in the website.

🚨Blockaid's system has identified a front-end attack on @pepecoineth.
The sites contain a code of inferno drainer. pic.twitter.com/ugor0Um1jU
— Blockaid (@blockaid_) December 4, 2025

It is understood that Inferno Drainer is a widely circulated fraud toolkit in the hacker circle, which contains phishing website templates, wallet drainers and social engineering inducement tools. Once a user clicks on the currently hacked PEPE official website, they will be automatically redirected to a malicious website disguised as a regular transaction or airdrop page, inducing investors to connect to their wallets, causing assets to be looted instantly.

However, the specific amount of damage caused by this attack has not yet been reported. However, security experts call on all users: Never click or visit the PEPE official website before the official announcement of a fix, to prevent accidents.

In addition, PEPE currency does not seem to be affected by this attack so far, and the currency price has not yet experienced significant fluctuations.

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The official website of meme currency Pepe the Frog $PEPE was hacked! "Inferno Drainer" malicious code is implanted in the front end, please do not click on it

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