Social-media impersonation scam spike
PancakeSwap's assessment for RD-F-109 — scored not_assessed on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
v1-deferred signal. However, this signal has HISTORICALLY FIRED for PancakeSwap: October 2025 Chinese X account compromise — attackers promoted fake 'Sir Pancake' token, directing users to wallet-draining phishing sites, generating $20M+ in fake trading volume. Active typosquat ecosystem (web2.pancake.run live drainer confirmed 2026). PancakeSwap is a persistent high-value target given $1.73B TVL and large retail BSC user base. Elevated posture acknowledged even though v1 signal monitoring is not deployed.
Sources #
- URLweb2.pancake.run — active crypto drainer portal targeting PancakeSwap usersphishdestroy.io active drainerretrieved 2026-04-28
- PancakeSwap Confirms X Account Hack After Fake 'Sir Pancake' Token ScamTradingView/CoinPedia Oct 2025 X hackretrieved 2026-04-28
Methodology #
Detect a sharp uptick in Discord/Telegram/X accounts impersonating the protocol team or announcing fake airdrops.
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