Social-media impersonation scam spike
Sushi (SushiSwap) — v2 + v3 + Trident + BentoBox/Kashi + SushiXSwap's assessment for RD-F-109 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Sushi is a top-20 DeFi brand with active X/Twitter, Discord, and Telegram presence. Brand impersonation (fake airdrop campaigns, phishing Discord bots) is an endemic, chronic baseline risk for any major DEX. No confirmed spike in SushiSwap impersonation campaigns detected via public search as of 2026-05-17. However, the chronic baseline risk is elevated enough to warrant yellow: a protocol with $111M TVL, 5+ years of brand history, and a known supply-chain attack (MISO 2021) is an attractive impersonation target. T-09 v2-deferred signal.
Sources #
- URLSushi 2024: Year in Review — SushiSushi 2024 Year Review — GoPlus integration for user safety; Discord and community channels referencedretrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Detect a sharp uptick in Discord/Telegram/X accounts impersonating the protocol team or announcing fake airdrops.
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