They're also known for sending out the phishing link via SMS, accompanied by a message that requests the targeted user to upgrade their identity verification level, which leaks their account info to the phishing link. Once the account password and other information is leaked, the assets in the user account will be quickly transferred away.3. How can you prevent phishing attacks? Don't click on unknown links and log in to unsafe websites to avoid account and password disclosure and asset losses.

It's important to know that having a rooted device can increase your susceptibility to viruses, system instability, and privacy leaks. Android devices do not enable root by default. If a device is rooted, malware could exploit the root privileges to attack the system, creating unnecessary security threats. For this reason, when the OKX app detects that your device is rooted, you will receive a security prompt to help prevent the loss of assets.What should you do?

Off-chain anchors: Deposits to exchanges (with identity verification), public donation addresses, or leaks can tie a cluster to a real person.How do I counter a dusting attack? For most cryptocurrency users, being a victim of a dusting attack is unlikely. Hackers tend to target wallets that own a substantial amount of crypto. Even so, everyone should take steps to protect themselves from such an attack. While unlikely, there's always a possibility of an attack occurring.

Private key leaked but seed phrase is intact — are you still secure? To keep your OKX Wallet safe, there are two essentials you need to understand: seed phrase and private key.How your seed phrase and private keys are related When you create a wallet in OKX Wallet, one seed phrase is generated. From it, OKX Wallet derives multiple addresses — one per chain. Each address gets its own private key.