Fake Uniswap Google ads are quietly emptying wallets

Fake Uniswap Google ads are quietly emptying wallets

A phishing campaign using sponsored Google search ads impersonating Uniswap has drained multiple wallets, accumulating at least $400,000 in stolen assets. Attackers outbid legitimate platforms to claim the top spot in "Sponsored results," and the operation is anything but new — SEAL has blocked over 356 malicious ad links, describing the volume as steady for more than a year.

Gobble's Take: When the top result is the trap, the safest click is no click at all. Source: Perplexity Search

The fake Uniswap ad is still ranking above the real one

On-chain analyst "b-block" flagged a malicious site impersonating Uniswap that drained multiple wallets and stole at least $400,000 in assets. The operation ran through sponsored Google search ads engineered to sit above legitimate results — exactly where users trust them most. Stacy Muur, founder of Web3 marketing agency Green Dots, shared a screenshot of the fake listing sitting at the very top and didn't mince words about whose problem that is.

Gobble's Take: Sponsored doesn't mean safe. It just means someone paid to be first in line. Source: Perplexity Search

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