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Trader loses $68M in address poisoning scam
3.5.2024
The attack caused the unknown trader to lose over 97% of their crypto holdings
Hacker Drains Over $2 Million from Safe Wallet- What’s Going On?
4.12.2023
Source: Pixabay A malicious actor has stolen over $2 million from Safe Wallet users in the past week through address poisoning theft raising the total victim count to 21. Several blockchain security firms have tracked suspected activity from different transactions resulting in losses from Safe...
What are address poisoning attacks in crypto and how to avoid them?
16.9.2023
Address poisoning attacks involve tracking, misusing or compromising cryptocurrency addresses
DEA gets duped: Agency loses $55K in address poisoning scam
25.8.2023
The DEA, the country's lead drug enforcement agency, is yet to find those responsible for the attack but has enlisted the help of the FBI
Etherscan hides zero-value token transfers to deter address poisoning attacks
10.4.2023
Address poisoning is a phishing scam that can affect users who have received unwanted tokens and don't check their addresses carefully when sending crypto
Crypto Scammer Gets Away with $1.2M in ARB Tokens Through 'Address Poisoning' Attack – Here's What Happened
1.4.2023
A hacker has made off with $1.2 million worth of ARB tokens through a relatively new type of cyber-attack that uses modified wallet addresses to steal funds.
Blockchain data shows that one crypto address has been stealing funds from Arbitrum users. So far, the attacker has scammed out over...
Metamask Wallet Users Warned to Be on the Lookout for Address Poisoning Attacks
15.1.2023
To avoid becoming victims of an address poisoning attack, Metamask wallet users should ditch the practice of copying and pasting wallet addresses, the crypto wallet app support team has warned. Metamask users should instead “develop a habit of thoroughly checking every single character of...
Scam alert: MetaMask warns crypto users about address poisoning
12.1.2023
The scammers will use wallet addresses generated from vanity address generators and match the first and last characters of their victim’s wallet address