CZ proposes fix to address poisoning after investor loses $50M

Zhao urged the blockchain industry to adopt new security measures, including scam address blacklist, after an investor lost $50 million to an address poisoning scheme.

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Crypto user loses $69.3m to address poisoning scammer 

Crypto scammers successfully stole a whopping 1,155 wrapped Bitcoin using a technique that tricks users into malicious transactions. 

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Crypto trader loses $70.5 million in address poisoning scam, highest recorded yet

Blockchain security firm Cyvers Alert reported that an unnamed crypto trader lost 1,155 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), equivalent to $70. 5 million worth, to address poisoning. The firm said: “Are we mistaken, or has someone truly lost $68 million worth of WBTC? Our system has detected another address falling victim to address poisoning, losing 1,155 WBTC.

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Trader loses $68M in address poisoning scam

The attack caused the unknown trader to lose over 97% of their crypto holdings.

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Scammers target victims with real crypto in new address poisoning attack

Blockchain analysts alarm about a novel attack vector, where bad actors are poisoning addresses with real crypto. Cyvers’ analysts have issued a warning about a newly identified phishing scam targeting crypto users, particularly those dealing with Ethereum (ETH). According to…

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Address poisoning attacks hit Safe Wallet users, losses exceed $5m

Dozens of Safe Wallet users have lost millions worth of crypto due to a recent wave of address poisoning attacks. In an X post on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 analysts at Scam Sniffer said that an unknown scammer stole more…

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Solana (SOL) Users Targeted in New Address Poisoning Attack: Details

Crypto wallet provider alerts Solana (SOL) users

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What are address poisoning attacks in crypto and how to avoid them?

Address poisoning attacks involve tracking, misusing or compromising cryptocurrency addresses.

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DEA Duped by Common Crypto Scam, Sends $55K to Wrong Address

The DEA fell prey to an address poisoning scam, leading them to transfer $55,000 to scammers.

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DEA gets duped: Agency loses $55K in address poisoning scam

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.

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DEA’s Mishandling of Seized Crypto Results in Scammer Getting $50,000

DEA loses $50K in an address poisoning scam.

The post DEA’s Mishandling of Seized Crypto Results in Scammer Getting $50,000 appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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The Antidote To On-Chain Poisoning

Things to know: – The growth of the EVM ecosystem makes it a prime target for crypto attacks. – There are many variations and techniques used by scammers under the Address Poisoning umbrella.

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Ethereum block explorer Etherscan adds anti-scam feature

Etherscan, a block explorer for the Ethereum blockchain, announced on April 10 a feature that is designed to prevent users from falling victim to scams. Etherscan to hide zero-value transfers Etherscan said that, in order to protect users from scams called address poisoning attacks, it will hide zero-value token transfers by default.

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Etherscan Reconfigures Blockchain Explorer Settings to Filter Out Potential Scams

Zero-token value transfers will no longer be visible by default as a way of preventing “address poisoning” hacks.

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MetaMask warns of ‘address poisoning’ wallet scam

MetaMask notified the crypto community of a new type of scam called “address poisoning” in a recent post. The post MetaMask warns of ‘address poisoning’ wallet scam appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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MetaMask alerts users to new address poisoning scam

MetaMask has notified its wallet users of a new type of attack called “Address Poisoning.”

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Scam Alert: Metamask Warns of New Exploit, Here's What It's All About

Metamask has shared details of new scam called "Address Poisoning"

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