Uniswap Google Ad Phishing Campaign (May 2026)

2025-07-21

A single DeFi user loses over $1.23 million in Uniswap V3 Position NFTs after signing a malicious transaction on a phishing site promoted via Google Ads.

2026-02-01

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams publicly acknowledges years of ongoing phishing attempts targeting Uniswap users and criticizes search platforms for inaction on scam ads.

2026-03-01

Google Search fraudulent site impersonating Uniswap reported ranking at top of search results; SEAL documents a sharp increase in malicious Google advertising campaigns targeting crypto.

2026-03-13

Start of SEAL's tracked window: malicious Google Ads campaign targeting Uniswap, Morpho Finance, PancakeSwap, and others begins intensive phase.

2026-03-30

End of SEAL's tracked window: 356+ fraudulent URLs blocked; $810,929 in confirmed tracked losses; estimated total $1,274,259 stolen across the campaign during this period.

2026-04-21

SEAL publishes detailed report on malicious Google Ads targeting crypto, naming Uniswap as the primary target (41% of 352 blocked URLs), identifying Inferno Drainer and Vanilla Drainer as the tools used, and documenting compromised advertiser accounts.

2026-05-25

On-chain analyst b_block_oficial publicly exposes the active Uniswap Google Ad phishing campaign on X, identifying attacker wallets 0x37925684BA178821b4436E06e67f5dBD6cfA49Bb and 0x2fC25F46cC49D226eF92E9A7665f3d2821F3c5E2 holding approximately 146 ETH (~$306,000).

2026-05-26

Multiple crypto media outlets report on the campaign; total losses confirmed at over $400,000; SEAL's blocking of 356+ fraudulent ad URLs publicly noted; campaign described as active and ongoing.