QUADRIGA INITIATIVE
CRYPTO WATCHDOG & FRAUD RECOVERY PLATFORM
A COMMUNITY-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT
UNKNOWN
JANUARY 2025
GLOBAL
DAWN INTERNET
DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS
DAWN is a decentralized wireless network that enables users to buy and sell internet capacity within their local area, effectively allowing individuals to act as their own internet providers. Through a protocol and hardware setup, DAWN fosters a trustless exchange system, relying on proof of backhaul, location, and frequency. Users can participate in the network by running a DAWN Validator extension, earning rewards for helping to maintain the network through proof of bandwidth and coverage. The system integrates with Helium to create a community-owned internet.
Unfortunately, it appears that Dawn Internet did not secure their Twitter/X account.
The attacks consisted of the typical cases.
An airdrop was announced and users could check their eligibility. If users tried to do this, they were required to give full approval to their wallet, which would drain the funds.
There was a new token launched on Solana, which claimed to be related to Dawn Internet. Attackers acquired a large quantity of the token. Once this token gained a large enough market capitalization, the token was dumped on all users.
Finally, the hackers announced a new Telegram group for Dawn Internet followers. When followers attempted to join this Telegram group, they would be greeted by a verification bot. This verification bot required them to provide permissions, which would take over their Telegram account and could potentially by used for spamming.
The full extent of losses from this incident are not well known.
Real Scam Sniffers posted a number of warnings for the community. It appears that many users were affected despite these warnings.
"According to Scam Sniffer's monitoring, the X account of the decentralized autonomous wireless network project DAWN was compromised and used to post phishing tweets."
"Access to the DAWN account has been restored to the DAWN team and full security measures are in place. Thank you for your cooperation and patience."
It does not appear that Dawn Internet has done anything to assist any affected users, despite multiple community members inquiring about this possibility.
Dawn Internet continues to run and launched.
DAWN is a decentralized wireless network allowing users to buy and sell internet capacity locally, enabling them to act as their own internet providers. It uses a trustless exchange system based on proof of backhaul, location, and frequency. Users can participate by running a DAWN Validator extension and earn rewards for maintaining the network. Recently, DAWN’s Twitter/X account was compromised in phishing attacks involving fake airdrops, a new Solana token, and a Telegram group promoting a malicious phishing plugin. While the account was restored and security measures were implemented, it does not appear that any assistance was offered to affected users, and the full extent of the losses remains unclear. DAWN continues to operate.
Real Scam Sniffer - "@dawninternet was compromised and posted phishing tweets." - Twitter/X (Mar 7)
Real Scam Sniffer - "Scammers now post CA instead of phishing links" - Twitter/X (Mar 7)
Real Scam Sniffer - "Now changed to post the Telegram channel that contains malicious Safeguard bots asking you to login to Telegram." - Twitter/X (Mar 7)
Dawn Internet - "Access to the DAWN account has been restored to the DAWN team and full security measures are in place. Thank you for your cooperation and patience." - Twitter/X (Mar 7)
@Coin8_Exchange Twitter (Mar 7)
@Ahmad_Masood94 Twitter (Mar 7)
@ezzyeah Twitter (Mar 7)
@AtlasDraggon Twitter (Mar 7)
@XenonCaspian Twitter (Mar 7)
@solanasapien Twitter (Mar 7)
@0xAlladin Twitter (Mar 7)
@TheGreatPupdini Twitter (Mar 7)
@Ahmad_Masood94 Twitter (Mar 7)
@kristopherlukas Twitter (Mar 7)
